"backfire on" 怎么发音
expression
BAK-fy-ur on
BAK-fy-uh on
释义
If something backfires on you, it has the opposite effect of what you intended, often making the situation worse instead of better.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈbækˌfaɪɹ/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn
英式英语
bˈækfaɪə/ /ˈɒn
简化发音
美式
BAK-fy-ur on
英式
BAK-fy-uh on
语境中听
His plan to surprise her backfired on him.
The prank backfired on the students.
Trying to lie backfired on her in the end.
That risky investment really backfired on him.