Backfired on 适得其反
2023-01-11 17:27:50 每日学英语
backfire v. [ I ]
①(引擎)发生回火。
=(of an engine) to make a loud noise as a result of fuel burning too early
②(计划)产生适得其反的结果。
=(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.
卡车引擎的回火声把我惊醒了。
Her plans to make him jealous backfired on her when he started dating her best friend.
她原本想让他妒嫉,没想到最后他却和她最好的朋友好上了。