"backfiring" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 適得其反
• 事與願違

Definition

'Backfiring' 指的是某件事（通常是計劃或行動）產生了相反的效果，導致問題而非解決問題。也可指引擎發出的巨大聲響。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於描述某個計劃或行動適得其反，可正式也可口語。常見短語如“plan is backfiring”。不要和“fire back”（回擊）混淆。引擎噪音的用法多用於汽機車情境。

Examples

Her plan ended up backfiring and made things worse.

她的計劃最終**適得其反**，事情變得更糟。

The joke he told ended up backfiring.

他說的笑話最後**適得其反**。

Sometimes, strict rules can end up backfiring.

有時候，嚴格的規定會**適得其反**。

All my attempts to impress her kept backfiring on me.

我想留下好印象的努力全都**適得其反**。

His strategy for saving money is completely backfiring.

他省錢的策略完全**事與願違**。

The old tractor kept backfiring and wouldn't start.

那臺老拖拉機一直在**發出爆響**，怎麼都發不動。