backfire

听听怎么读

英 [?b?k?fa??(r)]

美 [?b?k?fa?r]

是什么意思

vi.

发生回火；适得其反，事与愿违的结果；

逆火；

变形

过去式：backfired过去分词：backfired现在分词：backfiring第三人称单数：backfires

英英释义

backfire[ 'b?k,fai? ]

n.
- the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired
  同义词：blowback
- a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine
- a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path
- a miscalculation that recoils on its maker
  同义词：boomerang
v.
- come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
  "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"
  同义词：backlashrecoil
- emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire
  "My old car backfires all the time"
- set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire

学习怎么用

双语例句

用作动词(v.)

The car/engine backfired noisily.
那汽车[发动机]发生逆火引起爆鸣。
Even our most carefully laid plans may backfire.
甚至我们的最周密安排的计划也可能产生适得其反的结果。
Europe finds that trade retaliation can backfire.
欧洲发现进行贸易报复可能适得其反。
A too-strict eating plan will backfire.
太严格的饮食计划会让你得不偿失。

权威例句

Energy Emergence: Rebound & Backfire as emergent phenomena
A view from the macro side: rebound, backfire, and Khazzoom–Brookes
When values backfire: Leadership, attribution, and disenchantment in a values-driven organization.
Fluency of Consumption Imagery and the Backfire Effects of Imagery Appeals
Dominant mode leaky-wave antenna with backfire-to-endfire scanning capability
Shaped-conical radiation pattern performance of the backfire quadrifilar helix
Missing carbon reductions? Exploring rebound and backfire effects in UK households
Jevons’ Paradox revisited: The evidence for backfire from improved energy efficiency
Water transfer as a solution to water shortage: A fix that can Backfire
Do all material incentives for pro-social activities backfire? The response to cash and non-cash incentives for blood donations.

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