backfiring

英 [ˌbækˈfaɪərɪŋ]

美 [ˌbækˈfaɪərɪŋ]

v.  产生事与愿违的不良(或危险)后果; 逆火; 回火
backfire的现在分词

现在分词：backfiring　

柯林斯词典

• VERB 事与愿违；适得其反
  If a plan or projectbackfires, it has the opposite result to the one that was intended.
  1. The President's tactics could backfire...
     总统的策略可能会适得其反。
  2. It all backfired on me!
     一切都与我的愿望背道而驰！
• VERB （车辆或其发动机）逆火，回火
  When a motor vehicle or its enginebackfires, it produces an explosion in the exhaust pipe.
  1. The car backfired.
     车回火了。

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