backfire
英 [bæk'faɪə]
美 ['bæk'faɪr]
- 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
英文词源
- backfire (n.)
- 1839, American English, originally "a fire deliberately lit ahead of an advancing prairie fire to deprive it of fuel," from back (adj.) + fire (n.). As a verb in this sense, recorded from 1886. The meaning "premature ignition in an internal-combustion engine" is first recorded 1897. 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.
双语例句
- 1. The President's tactics could backfire.
- 总统的策略可能会适得其反。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. A victory for Mr Bush and the internationalists could easily backfire.
- 胜利,对于布什总统和国际主义者来说,极容易事与愿违.
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- 3. America's public call for Turkish entry into the European Union may backfire.
- 美国公开要求批准土耳其加入欧盟,这也许适得其反.
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- 4. Don't criticize the students or it may backfire on you.
- 不要总是批评学生,否则,物极必反.
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- 5. He warned this might backfire and invite sympathy for the party.
- 他警告这样做可能会带来反效果,为该党带来同情票.
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