?backfire是一個(gè)動(dòng)詞，意為“適得其反”，指原本計(jì)劃或行動(dòng)的結(jié)果出現(xiàn)不利的反效果。，當(dāng)某人企圖做某件事情以達(dá)到自己的目的，卻發(fā)生了與原本相反的結(jié)果，就可以說這件事情backfire了。

怎么讀（音標(biāo)）

backfire [?b?k.fa??r]

用法

1. backfire on sb/sth：對(duì)某人/某事產(chǎn)生適得其反的效果

2. backfire against sb/sth：對(duì)某人/某事產(chǎn)生適得其反的影響

例句1-5句且中英對(duì)照

1. His plan to win her back by buying her expensive gifts backfired when she found out he had cheated on her. (他通過給她買昂貴禮物來贏回她的計(jì)劃失敗了，因?yàn)樗?jīng)欺騙過她。)

2. The company's attempt to cut costs by laying off employees ended up backfiring, as the remaining workers were overworked and productivity decreased. (公司裁員以削減成本的嘗試最終適得其反，因?yàn)槭Ｓ鄦T工工作負(fù)擔(dān)過重，導(dǎo)致生產(chǎn)力下降。)

3. The politician's smear campaign against his opponent backfired when the public saw through his lies and rallied behind the other candidate. (家對(duì)他的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手進(jìn)行誹謗的運(yùn)動(dòng)適得其反，因?yàn)楣娍创┝怂闹e言，并支持另一位候選人。)

4. Trying to be cool and impress his crush, he ended up making a fool of himself and backfiring his chances with her. (為了顯得酷而給他暗戀的女孩留下好印象，結(jié)果他自己變得很傻，也讓自己與她的機(jī)會(huì)適得其反。)

5. The company's decision to increase prices to boost profits backfired when customers turned to their compes for more affordable options. (公司為提高利潤而決定提高價(jià)格的做法適得其反，因?yàn)轭櫩娃D(zhuǎn)向競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手尋找更實(shí)惠的選擇。)

同義詞及用法

1. Misfire：意為“失敗”，指原本計(jì)劃或行動(dòng)未能達(dá)到預(yù)期效果。

2. Boomerang：意為“回旋鏢”，比喻原本針對(duì)別人的行動(dòng)最終卻傷害到自己。

3. Rebound：意為“彈回”，指原本計(jì)劃或行動(dòng)最終以不利的方式反彈。

4. Backlash：意為“反沖”，比喻原本針對(duì)某人或某事物的批評(píng)或最終造成相反的效果。

5. Counterproductive：意為“適得其反”，指某種計(jì)劃或行動(dòng)最終產(chǎn)生的結(jié)果與原本的目的相反。

編輯總結(jié)

Backfire是一個(gè)常用的動(dòng)詞，意為“適得其反”，指原本計(jì)劃或行動(dòng)的結(jié)果出現(xiàn)不利的反效果。它可以用來描述各種情況，如計(jì)劃、行動(dòng)、決定、策略等，最終造成相反的效果。為了避免backfire，我們需要謹(jǐn)慎考慮我們的行動(dòng)，并確保它們能夠達(dá)到預(yù)期的目標(biāo)。同時(shí)，我們也應(yīng)該學(xué)會(huì)從失敗中吸取教訓(xùn)，并尋找更有效的方法來實(shí)現(xiàn)自己的目標(biāo)。