misfire
misfire
verb
[no obj.]
verb
[no obj.]
- (of a gun or missile) fail to discharge or fire properly
（枪，弹）射失，不发火
■(of an internal-combustion engine) undergo failure of the fuel to ignite correctly or at all
（内燃机）不点火
the car would misfire occasionally from the cold.
汽车有时因寒冷而不能发动。
■(especially of a plan) fail to produce the intended result
（尤指计划）未产生预期效果，失败
the killer didn't know that his plan had misfired.
杀手不知道他的计划已破产。
■(of a nerve cell) fail to transmit an electrical impulse at an appropriate moment
（神经细胞）不能传导电（神经）冲动
- a failure of a gun or missile to fire correctly or of fuel in an internal-combustion engine to ignite
（枪，弹）发射失败；（内燃机燃料）不点火
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