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backfire

verb
🔊/ˌbækˈfaɪə(r)/
🔊/ˌbækˈfaɪər/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they backfire
🔊/ˌbækˈfaɪə(r)/
🔊/ˌbækˈfaɪər/
he / she / it backfires
🔊/ˌbækˈfaɪəz/
🔊/ˌbækˈfaɪərz/
past simple backfired
🔊/ˌbækˈfaɪəd/
🔊/ˌbækˈfaɪərd/
past participle backfired
🔊/ˌbækˈfaɪəd/
🔊/ˌbækˈfaɪərd/
-ing form backfiring
🔊/ˌbækˈfaɪərɪŋ/
🔊/ˌbækˈfaɪərɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive] to have the opposite effect to the one intended, with bad or dangerous results产生事与愿违的不良（或危险）后果
    • Unfortunately the plan backfired.不幸的是，计划产生了适得其反的结果。🔊🔊
    • He had to be rescued from the water when the stunt backfired disastrously.当特技灾难性地适得其反时，他不得不从水中被救出。
    • backfire on somebody The surprise I had planned backfired on me.我本想制造惊喜，结果却弄巧成拙。
    Topics Difficulty and failurec2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • badly
    • spectacularly
    • totally
    • …
    preposition
    • on
    See full entry
  2. [intransitive] (of an engine or a vehicle发动机或车辆) to make a sudden noise like an explosion逆火；回火Topics Transport by car or lorryc2
    3. compare misfire