"backfire" 怎么发音
word
ˈbækˌfaɪɹ
BAK-fy-er
bˈækfaɪə
BAK-fy-uh
释义
If a plan, action, or situation backfires, it has the opposite effect of what was intended, often causing problems instead of solving them.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈbækˌfaɪɹ
英式英语
bˈækfaɪə
简化发音
美式
BAK-fy-er
英式
BAK-fy-uh
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My plan to save money backfired when I had to pay more for repairs.
If you lie, it might backfire and cause trouble.
The joke backfired, and nobody laughed.
Trying to avoid traffic by leaving late totally backfired—I hit even more jams.