misfire

mis·fire

M0335500 (mĭs-fīr′)intr.v. mis·fired, mis·fir·ing, mis·fires 1. To fail to ignite when expected. Used of an internal-combustion engine.2. To fail to discharge. Used of a firearm.3. To fail to achieve an anticipated result: a scheme that misfired.

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mis′fire′ (mĭs′fīr′, mĭs-fīr′) n.

misfire

(ˌmɪsˈfaɪə) vb (intr) 1. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) (of a firearm or its projectile) to fail to fire, explode, or ignite as or when expected2. (Automotive Engineering) (of a motor engine or vehicle, etc) to fail to fire at the appropriate time, often causing a backfire3. to fail to operate or occur as intendedn (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) the act or an instance of misfiring

mis•fire

(v. mɪsˈfɪ^ər; n. ˈmɪsˌfaɪ^ər)

v. -fired, -fir•ing,
n. v.i. 1. (of a firearm; bullet; shell) to fail to fire or explode. 2. (of an internal-combustion engine) to fail to ignite properly or when expected. 3. to fail to achieve the desired result, effect, etc.: His criticisms completely misfired. n. 4. an act or instance of misfiring. [1745–55]

misfire

1. Failure to fire or explode properly.
2. Failure of a primer or the propelling charge of a round or projectile to function wholly or in part.

misfire

Past participle: misfired
Gerund: misfiring

Imperative
misfire
misfire

Present
I misfire
you misfire
he/she/it misfires
we misfire
you misfire
they misfire

Preterite
I misfired
you misfired
he/she/it misfired
we misfired
you misfired
they misfired

Present Continuous
I am misfiring
you are misfiring
he/she/it is misfiring
we are misfiring
you are misfiring
they are misfiring

Present Perfect
I have misfired
you have misfired
he/she/it has misfired
we have misfired
you have misfired
they have misfired

Past Continuous
I was misfiring
you were misfiring
he/she/it was misfiring
we were misfiring
you were misfiring
they were misfiring

Past Perfect
I had misfired
you had misfired
he/she/it had misfired
we had misfired
you had misfired
they had misfired

Future
I will misfire
you will misfire
he/she/it will misfire
we will misfire
you will misfire
they will misfire

Future Perfect
I will have misfired
you will have misfired
he/she/it will have misfired
we will have misfired
you will have misfired
they will have misfired

Future Continuous
I will be misfiring
you will be misfiring
he/she/it will be misfiring
we will be misfiring
you will be misfiring
they will be misfiring

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been misfiring
you have been misfiring
he/she/it has been misfiring
we have been misfiring
you have been misfiring
they have been misfiring

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been misfiring
you will have been misfiring
he/she/it will have been misfiring
we will have been misfiring
you will have been misfiring
they will have been misfiring

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been misfiring
you had been misfiring
he/she/it had been misfiring
we had been misfiring
you had been misfiring
they had been misfiring

Conditional
I would misfire
you would misfire
he/she/it would misfire
we would misfire
you would misfire
they would misfire

Past Conditional
I would have misfired
you would have misfired
he/she/it would have misfired
we would have misfired
you would have misfired
they would have misfired

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	misfire - an explosion that fails to occur dudequipment failure, breakdown - a cessation of normal operation; "there was a power breakdown"
	2.	misfire - a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)missfailure - an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose; "the surprise party was a complete failure"
Verb	1.	misfire - fail to fire or detonate; "The guns misfired"conk out, go bad, break down, die, fail, give out, give way, break, go - stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident"

misfire

verb fail, go wrong, fall through, miscarry, go pear-shaped (informal), fail to go off, go phut (informal) Some of their policies had misfired.

misfire

verbTo go wrong, be unsuccessful, or fail to attain a goal:miscarry, miss.Idioms: fall short, miss fire, miss the mark.

Translations

不发火不奏效发动不起来

misfire

(misˈfaiə) verb1. (of a gun, bomb etc) to fail to explode or catch fire. (槍砲)無法射擊 （枪等）不发火 2. (of a motor engine) to fail to ignite properly. (引擎等)無法發動 （内燃机等）发动不起来 3. (of a plan etc) to go wrong. (計劃) 出差錯 不奏效