backfiring

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backfire /ˌbækˈfaɪə/ (backfiring,backfired,backfires)

• 1. V-I If a plan or project backfires, it has the opposite result to the one that was intended. 事與願違

  The president's tactics could backfire. 縂統的策略可能會事與願違。

• 2. V-I When a motor vehicle or its engine backfires, it produces an explosion in the exhaust pipe. (機動車或引擎) 廻火

  The car backfired. 這輛車廻火了。

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