backfire
英 [bæk'faɪə]
美 ['bæk'faɪr]
- vi. 放出逆火；預先放火；產生出乎意料及事與願違的結果
- n. 逆火，回火
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. The President's tactics could backfire.
- 總統的策略可能會適得其反。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. A victory for Mr Bush and the internationalists could easily backfire.
- 勝利,對於布什總統和國際主義者來說,極容易事與願違.
來自互聯網
- 3. America's public call for Turkish entry into the European Union may backfire.
- 美國公開要求批準土耳其加入歐盟,這也許適得其反.
來自互聯網
- 4. Don't criticize the students or it may backfire on you.
- 不要總是批評學生,否則,物極必反.
來自互聯網
- 5. He warned this might backfire and invite sympathy for the party.
- 他警告這樣做可能會帶來反效果,為該黨帶來同情票.
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