"backfire" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 事與願違
• 產生反效果

Definition

如果某個計劃、行動或情況事與願違，就是得到與預期相反的結果，常常帶來問題而不是解決問題。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'Backfire' 常用來形容計劃或舉措產生相反效果，多為口語。常見搭配有 'plan'、'strategy'。不適用於現實爆炸，僅汽車引擎回火時在英文中偶爾用到。

Examples

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

我想省錢的計劃**事與願違**，最後修理還花了更多錢。

If you lie, it might backfire and cause trouble.

如果你說謊，可能會**事與願違**，帶來麻煩。

The joke backfired, and nobody laughed.

那個笑話**事與願違**，沒有人笑。

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

為了避開堵車而晚點出門，結果**事與願違**，碰到更多堵車。

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

她想在公司給朋友驚喜，結果朋友休假了，計劃**事與願違**。

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

那條嚴格的規定**事與願違**，現在大家都不理它。