backfired adj. 事与愿违;适得其反
v. 产生事与愿违的后果;(指内燃机等)逆火,回火(backfire的过去分词)
- The plot backfired (on the terrorist) when the bomb exploded too soon.
由于炸弹过早爆炸,(恐怖分子的)阴谋未能得逞. - ” But “Onslaught” backfired somewhat: the company, after all, is part of the industry it mocked.
但是“冲击”有些嘲及自身,毕竟,它自己也是所嘲讽的美容产业的一员。 - Putting Hillary Clinton in charge of an unwieldy, secretive task-force that attempted to present powerful senators with a masterplan backfired.
让夫人希拉里负责一个笨拙、神秘的团队,并试图用事与愿违的宏图计划说服权于一身的议员们。