backfire

中文含义：适得其反，产生反效果

英语词性：verb

美式发音：bak-fahyuhr

同义词：rebound, boomerang, misfire

易混淆单词：backlash, backlash effect

双语例句：

1. His attempt to surprise his girlfriend on her birthday backfired when he accidentally revealed the surprise to her beforehand. (他试图在女友生日时给她一个惊喜，但不小心在之前就把惊喜泄露了，结果适得其反。)

2. The company’s decision to cut employees’ benefits backfired as many workers quit and the ones who remained became demotivated. (公司决定削减员工福利，结果适得其反，很多员工辞职，剩下的员工也失去了动力。)

3. The politician’s attempt to gain support from a minority group backfired when he made an offensive remark about that group. (政治家试图赢得少数群体的支持，但在他发表了一条冒犯该群体的言论后，结果适得其反。)