āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
backfire
/bËÃĻkfaâÉĒâÉ/
to backfire
01
āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻĢāĻ˛āĻžāĻĢāĻ˛ āĻĻā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻĢāĻ˛ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to have a result contrary to what one desired or intended
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The company 's decision to cut costs unexpectedly backfired, leading to a decline in product quality.
āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻļāĻŋāĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻĢāĻ˛āĻžāĻĢāĻ˛ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§, āĻĒāĻŖā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻšā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to intentionally start a small fire in order to control or prevent the spread of a larger fire
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
In order to control the blaze, they backfired along the ridge to create a firebreak.
āĻāĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯, āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻ°āĻžāĻŦāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻĢāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĢāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
03
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻĢāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°, āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻĒ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
(of a vehicle or its engine) to experience an explosion in the engine or exhaust system due to improper timing, causing a loud noise or malfunction
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
If the engine 's timing is off, it can easily backfire.
āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻšāĻā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻĢāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
Backfire
01
an action or plan that produces the opposite effect or unintended negative consequences
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The marketing strategy became a backfire when sales dropped instead of rising.
02
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻĢāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°, āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĢā§āĻ°āĻŖ
a loud, sudden explosion of unburned fuel in the engine or exhaust system
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She heard a backfire from the exhaust after accelerating.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻā§āĻ¸āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻĢāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
03
the backward release of gases and unburned powder after firing a gun
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Improperly loaded cartridges can cause a backfire.
04
a fire set intentionally to burn vegetation ahead of a wildfire, creating a barrier
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Controlled backfires help protect towns from advancing flames.
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
