参考词典中backfire的常规释义:
基本释义
- n. 逆火,回火,放火
vi. 放逆火,预先放火,发生意外
弄巧成拙,适得其反
词形变化
- 时 态:back·fired, back·fir·ing, back·fires
英英解释
4个名词解释
- the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired
[同] backfire, blowback - a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine show all ... ( 4 )
- a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path
- a miscalculation that recoils on its maker
[同] backfire, boomerang
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- come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
[同] backfire, backlash, recoil
[例]- Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble
- emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire
[例]- My old car backfires all the time
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- set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire
less ...点击查看……- the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired