backfired
past simple and past participle ofbackfire
| 单词 | backfired |
| 释义 | backfired past simple and past participle ofbackfire backfire verb[I] uk/ˌbækˈfaɪər/us/ˌbækˈfaɪr/backfireverb[I](BAD RESULT)(of aplan) to have theoppositeresultfrom the one youintended: Herplansto make himjealousbackfiredonher when hestarteddatingherbestfriend. Failing and doing badly
backfireverb[I](ENGINE)(of anengine) to make aloudnoiseas aresultoffuelburningtoo early: I waswokenby thesoundof atruckbackfiring. Machines - Functioning
Examplesofbackfiredbackfired In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The concentration on softness and the absence of microscopic life as criteria of puritybackfired. From theCambridge English Corpus Moves to counter potential disloyalty among the troopsbackfired, giving rise to discontent even where none had previously existed. From theCambridge English Corpus If a strike by residents were prolonged or if itbackfiredand resulted in their dismissal, the strike might interfere with their board certification. From theCambridge English Corpus The tactic of moving outside the bureaucracybackfired. From theCambridge English Corpus Instead, the government's planbackfiredto an extent. From theCambridge English Corpus In fact, as part of a strategic retreat that was resented by a large segment of its constituency, it may actually havebackfired. From theCambridge English Corpus Attempts by the military to intimidate the peasantry into submission at timesbackfired. From theCambridge English Corpus Attempts to appeal to smallholders and the urban middle class, however,backfired. From theCambridge English Corpus The casebackfiredwhen the liberal mayor was accused of gross mismanagement. From theCambridge English Corpus Benachenhou stresses that policy mistakes before 1993 were so serious that attempts to correct them oftenbackfired. From theCambridge English Corpus In the event, the planbackfired. From theCambridge English Corpus But this policy nowbackfired. From theCambridge English Corpus The success of this policy, however,backfired. From theCambridge English Corpus Odd as it may seem to us today, swing identified itself as the avant-garde - or at least it did so until its discursive strategybackfired. From theCambridge English Corpus In such circumstances, it is scarcely surprising that itbackfired. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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