backfire

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired
• Syn:
blowback
• Hypernyms:
explosion, detonation, blowup
• Hyponyms:
backblast, back-blast
2. a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine
• Hypernyms:
explosion, detonation, blowup
3. a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path
• Hypernyms:
fire
4. a miscalculation that recoils on its maker
• Syn:
boomerang
• Derivationally related forms:
boomerang (for: boomerang)
• Hypernyms:
miscalculation, misreckoning, misestimation

II - verb

1. come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
- Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble
• Syn:
backlash, recoil
• Derivationally related forms:
backlash (for: backlash)
• Hypernyms:
happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur,
pass, fall out, come about, take place
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
2. emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire
- My old car backfires all the time
• Hypernyms:
make noise, resound, noise
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- The cars backfire down the avenue
3. set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire
• Hypernyms:
burn, fire, burn down
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  boomerang, blowback, backlash, recoil