汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 事与愿违
事与愿违 (事與願違)
things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom)
The facts are contrary to wishes / Refers to the failure to accomplish what was originally intended to be done
事实与愿望相违背。
shì () yǔ/yú/yù () yuàn () wéi
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

总统的策略可能会事与愿违

The president's tactics could backfire.

但是这也有可能事与愿违

But this also can backfire.

事与愿违,是谁狠心伤害了谁?

Counterproductive, who is cruel to hurt someone?

她虽然处处出于善意,却往往事与愿违

She's full of good intentions but they rarely work out.

他们企图在排球赛前先声夺人,结果事与愿违

They tried to overawe others by displaying their strength before the volleyball match but finally they failed.

有时事与愿违,你可以像疯狗一样咆哮。

You can be mad as a mad dog at the way things wents.

分析:事必躬亲,是对员工智慧的扼杀,往往事与愿违

Analysis: the hands-on, is on the wisdom of employees killed, often backfire.

否则,它可能事与愿违,明明需要的是一本书,但最后买到的却是一张飞机票。

Otherwise, it might end up buying an airline ticket when it wanted a book.

共和党自大的战略家夸下海口“共和党是国会的永久多数”,这下差不多要事与愿违了。

For a party whose cockier strategists have boasted of a "permanent Republican majority", this is quite a come-down.