misfire
- IPA[ˌmɪsˈfʌɪə]
英式
- (of a gun or missile) fail to discharge or fire properly；(of an internal combustion engine) undergo failure of the fuel to ignite correctly or at all
- a failure of a gun or missile to fire correctly；a failure of fuel to ignite correctly in an internal combustion engine
verb: misfire, 3rd person present: misfires, gerund or present participle: misfiring, past tense: misfired, past participle: misfired
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. (of a gun or missile) fail to discharge or fire properly as she raised her pistol again, it misfired
- ▪ (of an internal combustion engine) undergo failure of the fuel to ignite correctly or at all the car would misfire occasionally from the cold
- ▪ (of a nerve cell) fail to transmit an electrical impulse at an appropriate moment as these nerves misfire and die, the muscles begin to shrink
- 2. (especially of a plan) fail to produce the intended result he didn't know that his plan had misfired
名詞
- 1. a failure of a gun or missile to fire correctly the weapons are to be replaced because of problems with misfires
- ▪ a failure of fuel to ignite correctly in an internal combustion engine he drove into the pits to have a misfire cured
- 更多解釋
- (of a gun or missile) fail to discharge or fire properly.
- a failure of a gun or missile to fire correctly or of fuel in an internal combustion engine to ... the weapons are to be replaced because of problems with misfires
Oxford American Dictionary
