backfire
backfire 英 [ˌbækˈfaɪə(r)] 美 [ˈbækˌfaɪr]
vi. 放出逆火；预先放火；产生出乎意料及事与愿违的结果 n. 逆火，回火
进行时:backfiring 过去式:backfired 过去分词:backfired 第三人称单数:backfires 名词复数:backfires
- Use the word backfire when you talk about the sound a car makes when a small explosion in its exhaust system pops — sometimes as loudly as a gunshot.
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- vi. 放出逆火；预先放火；产生出乎意料及事与愿违的结果
- n. 逆火，回火
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1. But Cao said those who are considering getting a quick divorce should be cautious that the tactic does not backfire because the divorce might give an unhappy spouse a convenient exit.
然而，曹教授说那些考虑短时间内离婚的夫妇需要谨慎，策略也可能导致事与愿违的结果，因为离婚会给那些不愉快的夫妇一个方便出口。
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2. When it works, it can be fantastic, but can very easily backfire into a nightmare of the most serious proportions.
当它生效时是相当出色的，但也很容易适得其反变成一场噩梦，走到最严重的地步。
- backfire (n.) 1832, American English, originally "a fire deliberately lit ahead of an advancing wildfire to deprive it of fuel," from back (adj.) + fire (n.). As a verb in this sense, recorded from 1886. The noun meaning "premature ignition in an internal-combustion engine" is first recorded 1897. AS a verb, of schemes, plans, etc., "to affect the initiator rather than the intended object" it is attested from 1912, a figurative use from the accidental back-firing of firearms.
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