misfire

verb

🔊/ˌmɪsˈfaɪə(r)/

🔊/ˌmɪsˈfaɪər/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they misfire	🔊/ˌmɪsˈfaɪə(r)/ 🔊/ˌmɪsˈfaɪər/
he / she / it misfires	🔊/ˌmɪsˈfaɪəz/ 🔊/ˌmɪsˈfaɪərz/
past simple misfired	🔊/ˌmɪsˈfaɪəd/ 🔊/ˌmɪsˈfaɪərd/
past participle misfired	🔊/ˌmɪsˈfaɪəd/ 🔊/ˌmɪsˈfaɪərd/
-ing form misfiring	🔊/ˌmɪsˈfaɪərɪŋ/ 🔊/ˌmɪsˈfaɪərɪŋ/

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[intransitive] (of a plan or joke计划或笑话) to fail to have the effect that you had intended不奏效；不起作用 synonym go wrong
- Unfortunately their plan misfired badly.可惜他们的计划完全失败了。
Topics Difficulty and failurec2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- badly
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(also miss)
[intransitive] (of an engine发动机) to not work correctly because the petrol does not burn at the right time不起动；打不着火Topics Transport by car or lorryc2
[intransitive] (of a gun, etc.枪等) to fail to send out a bullet, etc. when fired不发火；射不出子弹