backfiring

/ˌbækˈfaɪr/

动词

（计划）产生适得其反的结果
Her plans to make him jealous backfired on her when he started dating her best friend.
她原本想让他妒嫉，没想到最后他却和她最好的朋友好上了。
（引擎）发生回火
I was woken by the sound of a truck backfiring.
卡车引擎的回火声把我惊醒了。