plan backfires 计划适得其反
action backfires 行动失败
strategy backfires 策略反效果
warning backfires 警告适得其反
advice backfires 忠告失败
1. His attempt to help her backfired.
他想帮助她的尝试适得其反。
2. The marketing campaign backfired and lost customers.
这次市场推广适得其反，失去了顾客。
3. Trying to lie about it only backfired on him.
试图撒谎只让他自己遭殃。
A: I tried to warn him, but it backfired.
A：我试图警告他，但适得其反了。
B: What happened?
B：发生了什么事？
A: He ignored me and got into trouble.
A：他没听，结果惹上麻烦。
A: Our plan to surprise her backfired.
A：我们想给她惊喜的计划适得其反了。
B: How so?
B：怎么了？
A: She was upset instead of happy.
A：她反而生气了，而不是高兴。
1) 计划或行动产生意外反效果
2) 策略或方法适得其反
3) 行为带来负面结果
1. 原本意图好的事情却产生负面结果
e.g. His attempt to help backfired.
他想帮助的行为适得其反。
2. 策略或行动失败，反而伤害自己
e.g. The advertisement backfired and lost company sales.
广告适得其反，公司销售下滑。
verb
1. To have the opposite effect from what was intended; to fail in a way that causes harm or problems.
Synonym: misfire, fail, rebound