Sanakirja
Tekoälykääntäjä
Vaihtoehtoiset kirjoitusmuodot
- (palotoimi) back fire
Synonyymit
- (laki)backburn
Ääntäminen
Southern England- Southern England
- GA
- verb:
- IPA: /bækˈfaɪə(ɹ)/
Määritelmät
Verbi
- (of a gun, cannon, Bunsen burner, etc., intransitive) To fire in the opposite direction, for example due to an obstruction in the barrel.
- (of a reciprocating engine, intransitive) To experience a premature ignition of fuel or an ignition of exhaust gases, making a popping sound.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune.
- (firefighting) To set a back fire (small, controlled fire to limit spread of a larger fire).
Substantiivi
- (firefighting) Alternative spelling of back fire.
- A premature explosion in the cylinder of a gas or oil engine during the exhaust or the compression stroke, tending to drive the piston in the wrong direction.
- An explosion in the exhaust passages of an internal combustion engine.
- An explosion in other equipment.
Esimerkit
- His attempt to make money by importing luxury cars horribly backfired when fuel prices tripled.
- Unfortunately, his strategy completely backfired, resulting in substantial losses for J.C. Penney.
Taivutusmuodot
| Partisiipin perfekti | backfired |
| Imperfekti | backfired |
| Partisiipin preesens | backfiring |
| Monikko | backfires |
| Yksikön kolmannen persoonan indikatiivin preesens | backfires |