misfire
美音:
[mıs´faıə
]英音:
[mıs´faıə
]v.不发火
难易程度:
misfire为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
动词过去式:misfired 过去分词:misfired 现在分词:misfiring 第三人称单数:misfires
misfire
/,mɪs'faɪə(r); mɪs`faɪr/
v
1 [I] (of a gun, rocket, etc) fail to go off correctly (指枪炮、火箭等)误发, 走火, 不发火, 射不出.
2 [I, Ipr] (of an engine, etc) fail to start or function properly (指发动机等)不能正常发动或工作
*The engine is misfiring badly on one cylinder. 发动机有一个汽缸严重失灵.
3 [I] (fig infml比喻, 口) fail to have the desired effect 未得到预期的结果; 未能奏效
*The joke misfired completely. 这个笑话讲得完全不成功. Cf 参看 backfire (back3).
n.
misfire
v [I]if a plan or joke misfires, it goes wrong and does not have the result that you intended
→
backfire His attempt at a joke misfired. I was worried that the plan might misfire.if an engine misfires, the petrol mixture does not burn at the right time
if a gun misfires, the bullet does not come out