back
fire
现在进行时
backfiring
过去式
backfired
过去完成时
backfired
1
适得其反, 产生相反的效果
to have a result contrary to what one desired or intended
- His attempt to prank his friend backfired when she turned the tables on him.
他试图捉弄朋友的企图适得其反，当她反将一军时。
- The company's decision to cut costs unexpectedly backfired, leading to a decline in product quality.
公司削减成本的决定意外地适得其反，导致产品质量下降。
- Trying to gain popularity, the politician's controversial statement backfired, causing a public outcry.
试图获得人气，政治家的有争议的声明适得其反，引起了公众的强烈抗议。
- The attempt to speed up the project by cutting corners backfired, resulting in delays and errors.
试图通过偷工减料来加快项目进度适得其反，导致了延误和错误。
- The strategy to increase sales by raising prices backfired as customers turned to cheaper alternatives.
通过提高价格来增加销售额的策略适得其反，因为顾客转向了更便宜的替代品。
2
反向燃烧, 点燃受控火
to intentionally start a small fire in order to control or prevent the spread of a larger fire
- The firefighters decided to backfire to contain the wildfire before it spread further.
消防员决定反向点火以控制野火，防止其进一步蔓延。
- In order to control the blaze, they backfired along the ridge to create a firebreak.
为了控制火势，他们沿着山脊进行了回烧以创建防火带。
- During the emergency, the team quickly backfired to protect the forest.
在紧急情况下，团队迅速点燃了逆火以保护森林。
- After hours of fighting the fire, the firefighters decided to backfire along the valley.
经过数小时的灭火后，消防员决定沿着山谷进行逆火。
- The strategy to backfire helped them prevent the fire from getting out of control.
反烧策略帮助他们防止火势失控。
3
回火, 发生故障
(of a vehicle or its engine) to experience an explosion in the engine or exhaust system due to improper timing, causing a loud noise or malfunction
- The old car backfired when I tried to start it this morning.
今天早上我试图启动那辆旧车时，它回火了。
- If the engine's timing is off, it can easily backfire.
如果发动机的定时不准，很容易回火。
- As he accelerated, the motorcycle suddenly backfired, startling everyone nearby.
当他加速时，摩托车突然回火，吓到了附近的每个人。
- The car backfired so loudly that it startled the pedestrians walking by.
汽车回火的声音如此之大，以至于吓到了路过的行人。
- I heard the car backfire as it passed by, and I thought something was wrong.
我听到汽车经过时回火，以为出了什么问题。