backfire
逆火
definition
verb
a car backfired in the road
(of an engine) undergo a mistimed explosion in the cylinder or exhaust.
overzealous publicity backfired on her
(of a plan or action) rebound adversely on the originator; have the opposite effect to what was intended.
noun
My favourites are still the RX7 rotaries, which give magnificent flameouts and backfires from the exhaust when the drivers lift their foot off the accelerator.
a mistimed explosion in the cylinder or exhaust of a vehicle or engine.
Fires were initially started as backfires to blacken areas adjacent to firelines.
a fire set intentionally to arrest the progress of an approaching fire by creating a burned area in its path, thus depriving the fire of fuel.
translation of 'backfire'
noun
放火,
放逆火
example
Since the ships were used to being heated up, a sudden blast of hot air on a cold engine could 'backfire' the engine or even destroy vital components.
Deafening car stereos, honking horns and noises like gun shots ring out as hundreds of drivers deliberately make their car engines 'backfire' .
But that strategy will 'backfire' , because nobody will take the Council's recommendations seriously.
For both fires, portions of the barrens sample area were burned by the 'backfire' flame while other portions were burned by a more intense headfire.
If I got it wrong (not too often, thankfully) the motor would 'backfire' and try to kick me over the handlebars.
As the landing gear was being retracted, he felt a slight hesitation and mild 'backfire' with the left engine.
This comes with the warning that this plan can 'backfire' spectacularly.
Down the road, this policy could 'backfire' badly on the US and on the caretaker government.
However, just a few days later the aircraft suffered serious damage following a fire started by an engine 'backfire' .
‘It sounded like a 'backfire' - and then somebody hooted and shouted to me to hop out of the vehicle as it was on fire,’ she said.
A slight 'backfire' on starting could burn the engine off the wing!
once the engine is running smoothly, a 'backfire' can be dramatic
And I heard this - it was a shot, but it sounded like a 'backfire' .
I handled that okay, but it just so happened that a farmer was running a tractor nearby and managed to produce a loud 'backfire' just as we reached the stream.
On the battlefield, this engine produced a loud 'backfire' when starting, instantly drawing enemy fire.
My legs were JeIl-O when I walked away from them, and a passing car's 'backfire' nearly stopped my heart.
However, the wait-and-see policy could 'backfire' if those players manage to secure contracts elsewhere in the meantime.
That's when we lit a 'backfire' , which the raging combination fire drew toward itself automatically.
Ironically it was a 'backfire' , set to contain the prescribed burn, that was caught by unexpected wind gusts and roared out of control.
My favourites are still the RX7 rotaries, which give magnificent flameouts and 'backfires' from the exhaust when the drivers lift their foot off the accelerator.
Rork had already risked so much and his plans kept 'backfiring' .
I stayed quiet thinking that maybe she would think that she had just been hearing things but my plan 'backfired' .
Fires were initially started as 'backfires' to blacken areas adjacent to firelines.
The operation of the rotary engine means that it is not prone to 'backfiring' on hydrogen, as conventional piston engines are.
Nothing can serious happen to them, as they are locked in their battle, and the worst thing that can happen is their plan 'backfiring' .
Never before has a devious little plan 'backfired' so badly.
Few problems were encountered until two of the engines started 'backfiring' and within two minutes had quit.
However, his plan 'backfired' and he was hung for treason in 1606.
These plans have 'backfired' , however, leading to growing criticism of the sanctions policy.
My mother could distinguish gunshots from a firecracker or a car 'backfiring' .
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