backfires

英 [ˌbækˈfaɪəz]

美 [ˌbækˈfaɪərz]

v.  产生事与愿违的不良(或危险)后果; 逆火; 回火
backfire的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 事与愿违；适得其反
  If a plan or projectbackfires, it has the opposite result to the one that was intended.
  1. The President's tactics could backfire...
     总统的策略可能会适得其反。
  2. It all backfired on me!
     一切都与我的愿望背道而驰！
• VERB （车辆或其发动机）逆火，回火
  When a motor vehicle or its enginebackfires, it produces an explosion in the exhaust pipe.
  1. The car backfired.
     车回火了。

双语例句

• Voldemort attempts to kill Harry Potter, but the spell backfires and the Dark Lord is hit.
  伏地魔正要杀死哈利，但是咒语反弹回来打在黑魔王身上。
• Better not, according to a research done by the University at Buffalo in the US. Their study showed that empty flattery often backfires.
  最好不要。美国布法罗大学的一项研究显示，虚假空洞的奉承往往适得其反。
• But when the cruise hits rocky waters – literally – her plan backfires and she is forced to step up and prove once and for all just how fabulous she can be.
  可是当巡航照字面上地击中岩石地水域––她地方案逆火，并且她不得不只此一次终究加快并且证实地时分若何传说地她能是。
• But when the dodge is noticeable, it backfires horribly, causing anger and distrust.
  但如果回避很明显，就会产生可怕的负效应，引起愤怒和不信任。
• A great machine is built to do this, but backfires and kills most of the city.
  一部巨大的机械被用来完成该任务，但是回火确杀死了众多市民。
• The new pricing strategy backfires, and our marketing director gets fired.
  新的价格策略适得其反，我们的市场总监也被炒掉了。
• Yet another reason why ghosting on breakfast or forgoing other meals throughout the day backfires on you.
  这也是为什么你一天中不吃早餐或其他餐点却适得其反的原因。
• Nor do its shareholders have a claim to clemency, or other official support, when their risk-taking backfires no matter who else gets lucky.
  在它们由于冒险行为自作自受时，其股东也没有权利要求仁慈或政府的其它支持不论在其他人中，谁获得了这样的好运。
• On the other hand, if a pair of applications is taking turns updating the dispenser, perhaps as some kind of load balancing, that remembered state backfires on us.
  另一方面，如果两个应用程序轮流更新分发器对象，保留的计数器状态就导致不好的结果。
• Federal and state entities have since relied on private companies to clear brush, light backfires, and fulfill an increasingly diverse array of support roles.
  此后，联邦政府和州政府便靠私有公司来清理灌木丛和监控燃烧。