柯林斯詞典backfire /?b?k?fa??/ (backfiring,backfired,backfires) 1. V-I If a plan or project backfires, it has the opposite result to the one that was intended. 事與愿違 The president's tactics could backfire. 總統(tǒng)的策略可能會(huì)事與愿違。2. V-I When a motor vehicle or its engine backfires, it produces an explosion in the exhaust pipe. (機(jī)動(dòng)車(chē)或引擎) 回火 The car backfired. 這輛車(chē)回火了。 返回 backfiring