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misfire

(mɪsfaɪəʳ)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense misfires, present participle misfiring, past tense, past participle misfired

1. verb

If a plan misfires, it goes wrong and does not have the results that you intend it to have.

Some of their policies had misfired. [VERB]

Synonyms: fail, go wrong, fall through, miscarry More Synonyms of misfire

2. verb

If an engine misfires, the fuel fails to start burning when it should.

The boat's engine misfired after he tried to start it up. [VERB]

3. verb

If a gun misfires, the bullet is not sent out as it should be when the gun is fired.

The gun misfired after one shot and jammed. [VERB]

misfire in British English

(ˌmɪsˈfaɪə)

verb (intransitive)

(of a firearm or its projectile) to fail to fire, explode, or ignite as or when expected

(of a motor engine or vehicle, etc) to fail to fire at the appropriate time, often causing a backfire

to fail to operate or occur as intended

noun

the act or an instance of misfiring

misfire in American English

(mɪsˈfaɪr)

verb intransitiveWord forms: misˈfired or misˈfiring

to fail to ignite properly or at the right time

said of an internal-combustion engine

to fail to go off, or be discharged

said of a firearm, missile, etc.

to fail to achieve a desired effect

noun

an act or instance of misfiring

Word origin

mis-1 + fire, v.

Examples of 'misfire' in a sentence
misfire

The misfiring engine had cut out, causing the loss of control.Worn out or dirty spark plugs are a common cause of misfiring in petrol engines, and cleaning or replacing them can make your car go better.

(verb) in the sense of fail

Definition

to fail to have the intended result

Some of their policies had misfired.

Synonyms

fail

He was afraid the revolution they had started would fail.

go wrong

Nearly everything that could go wrong has gone wrong.

fall through

The deal fell through.

miscarry

My career miscarried when I thought I had everything.

go pear-shaped (informal)

fail to go off

go phut (informal)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of fall through

Definition

to fail before completion

The deal fell through.

Synonyms

fail,

be unsuccessful,

come to nothing,

fizzle out (informal),

miscarry,

go awry,

go by the board

in the sense of go wrong

Definition

to turn out badly or not as intended

Nearly everything that could go wrong has gone wrong.

Synonyms

fail,

flop (informal),

fall through,

come to nothing,

miscarry,

misfire,

come to grief (informal),

go pear-shaped (informal)

in the sense of miscarry

Definition

to fail

My career miscarried when I thought I had everything.

Synonyms

fail,

go wrong,

fall through,

come to nothing,

misfire,

go astray,

go awry,

come to grief,

go amiss,

go pear-shaped (informal),

gang agley (Scottish)

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单词	misfire
释义	Trends of misfire View usage for: misfire (mɪsfaɪəʳ) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense misfires, present participle misfiring, past tense, past participle misfired 1. verb If a plan misfires, it goes wrong and does not have the results that you intend it to have. Some of their policies had misfired. [VERB] Synonyms: fail, go wrong, fall through, miscarry More Synonyms of misfire 2. verb If an engine misfires, the fuel fails to start burning when it should. The boat's engine misfired after he tried to start it up. [VERB] 3. verb If a gun misfires, the bullet is not sent out as it should be when the gun is fired. The gun misfired after one shot and jammed. [VERB] misfire in British English (ˌmɪsˈfaɪə) verb (intransitive) 1. (of a firearm or its projectile) to fail to fire, explode, or ignite as or when expected 2. (of a motor engine or vehicle, etc) to fail to fire at the appropriate time, often causing a backfire 3. to fail to operate or occur as intended noun 4. the act or an instance of misfiring misfire in American English (mɪsˈfaɪr) verb intransitiveWord forms: misˈfired or misˈfiring 1. to fail to ignite properly or at the right time said of an internal-combustion engine 2. to fail to go off, or be discharged said of a firearm, missile, etc. 3. to fail to achieve a desired effect noun 4. an act or instance of misfiring Word origin mis-1 + fire, v. Examples of 'misfire' in a sentence misfire The misfiring engine had cut out, causing the loss of control. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Worn out or dirty spark plugs are a common cause of misfiring in petrol engines, and cleaning or replacing them can make your car go better. Times, Sunday Times (2013) (verb) in the sense of fail Definition to fail to have the intended result Some of their policies had misfired. Synonyms fail He was afraid the revolution they had started would fail. go wrong Nearly everything that could go wrong has gone wrong. fall through The deal fell through. miscarry My career miscarried when I thought I had everything. go pear-shaped (informal) fail to go off go phut (informal) Additional synonyms in the sense of fall through Definition to fail before completion The deal fell through. Synonyms fail, be unsuccessful, come to nothing, fizzle out (informal), miscarry, go awry, go by the board in the sense of go wrong Definition to turn out badly or not as intended Nearly everything that could go wrong has gone wrong. Synonyms fail, flop (informal), fall through, come to nothing, miscarry, misfire, come to grief (informal), go pear-shaped (informal) in the sense of miscarry Definition to fail My career miscarried when I thought I had everything. Synonyms fail, go wrong, fall through, come to nothing, misfire, go astray, go awry, come to grief, go amiss, go pear-shaped (informal), gang agley (Scottish) Nearby words of misfire miserliness miserly misery misfire misfit misfortune misgiving Synonyms of 'misfire' misfire Explore 'misfire' in the dictionary
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