"backfire" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 事与愿违
• 产生反效果

Definition

如果一个计划、行动或情况事与愿违，就是得到与预期相反的结果，常常带来问题而不是解决问题。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

'Backfire' 常用于描述计划、行动等结果与预期相反，多为非正式场合。常与 'plan'、'idea' 搭配。不用于现实中的爆炸，除了汽车引擎回火（英文语境下）。

Examples

My plan to save money backfired when I had to pay more for repairs.

我想省钱的计划**事与愿违**，结果维修花了更多钱。

If you lie, it might backfire and cause trouble.

如果你撒谎，可能会**事与愿违**，引起麻烦。

The joke backfired, and nobody laughed.

那个笑话**事与愿违**，没人笑。

Trying to avoid traffic by leaving late totally backfired—I hit even more jams.

为避开堵车晚点出发，结果**事与愿违**，遇到更多堵车。

Her attempt to surprise her friend at work backfired when her friend took the day off.

她想在公司给朋友惊喜，结果朋友休假了，计划**事与愿违**。

That strict rule really backfired—now people just ignore it altogether.

那条严格的规定**事与愿违**，现在大家都不管它了。