Backfired on 適得其反
2023-01-11 17:27:50 每日學(xué)英語
backfire v. [ I ]
①（引擎）發(fā)生回火。
=(of an engine) to make a loud noise as a result of fuel burning too early
②（計劃）產(chǎn)生適得其反的結(jié)果。
=(of a plan) to have the opposite result from the one you intended
【例句】
I was woken by the sound of a truck backfiring.
卡車引擎的回火聲把我驚醒了。
Her plans to make him jealous backfired on her when he started dating her best friend.
她原本想讓他妒嫉，沒想到最后他卻和她最好的朋友好上了。