backfire

中文： 适得其反、事与愿违、回火

1. Of a gun, cannon, Bunsen burner, etc., to fire in the opposite direction, for example due to an obstruction in the barrel. (intransitive)
2. Of a reciprocating engine, to experience a premature ignition of fuel or an ignition of exhaust gases, making a popping sound. (intransitive)
3. To fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune. (transitive) · His attempt to make money by importing luxury cars backfired horribly when fuel prices tripled.· Her plan backfired on her.
4. To set a back fire (small, controlled fire to limit spread of a larger fire).

He/she/it backfires · 过去式 backfired · 过去分词 backfired · -ing形式 backfiring