"backfiring" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 适得其反
• 事与愿违

Definition

'Backfiring' 指的是某件事（通常是计划或行动）产生了相反的效果，导致问题而不是解决问题。也可以指发动机发出的剧烈响声。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于形容计划或行动适得其反，既可正式也可口语化。常见短语有“plan is backfiring”。注意不要与“fire back”（反击）混淆。用作引擎噪音时较少见。

Examples

Her plan ended up backfiring and made things worse.

她的计划最终**适得其反**，事情变得更糟。

The joke he told ended up backfiring.

他说的笑话最后**适得其反**。

Sometimes, strict rules can end up backfiring.

有时候，严格的规矩会**适得其反**。

All my attempts to impress her kept backfiring on me.

我想给她留下好印象的所有努力都**适得其反**。

His strategy for saving money is completely backfiring.

他省钱的策略完全**事与愿违**。

The old tractor kept backfiring and wouldn't start.

那台老拖拉机一直在**发出爆响**，就是发动不起来。