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backfire

英 [bæk'faɪə] 美['bæk'faɪr]
  • vi. 放出逆火;预先放火;产生出乎意料及事与愿违的结果
  • n. 逆火,回火

英英释意


1. a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine
2. a miscalculation that recoils on its maker