backfire

['bæk'faiə]

v.(指内燃机等)逆火, 适得其反, 产生事与愿违的结果
n.逆火,后爆的巨大响声

例句与用法：

His scheme to win the girl back fired and she went to another guy.

他追求那女孩的计划产生了反效果，现在她名花另有主。

The plot backfired (on the terrorist) when the bomb exploded too soon.

由於炸弹过早爆炸，(恐怖分子的)阴谋未能得逞。

The car/engine backfired noisily.

那汽车[发动机]发生逆火引起爆鸣。

词形变化：

动词过去式: backfired | 动词过去分词: backfired | 动词现在分词: backfiring | 动词第三人称单数: backfires |

详细释义：

n.

(引擎的)逆火

vi.

1. 放出逆火

2. 产生和预期情况完全相反的结果; 事与愿违

His scheme to win the girl backfired and she went to another guy.

他追求那女孩的计划适得其反, 现在她名花另有主了。

3. 失败