backfireEnglish → ChineseOxford English–Chinesebackfire /BrE ˈbakfʌɪə , BrE bakˈfʌɪə , AmE ˈbækˌfaɪ(ə)r / intransitive verb 1 Motor Vehicles «vehicle, engine» 逆火 2 (have opposite effect) «plan, scheme» 事与愿违; to backfire on sb 对某人产生适得其反的效果