misfire

US [ˈmɪsˌfaɪr]
UK [ˈmɪsˌfaɪə(r)]
  • v.不奏效;不起作用;不起动;打不着火
  • n.(枪等的)不发火;(内燃机的)不着火
  • Web失火;走火炮;拒爆
Plural Form:misfires  Present Participle:misfiring  Past Tense:misfired  
misfire
v.
1.
[i]
不奏效;不起作用to fail to have the effect that you had intended
2.
[i]
不起动;打不着火to not work correctly because the petrol/gas does not burn at the right time
3.
[i]
不发火;射不出子弹to fail to send out a bullet, etc. when fired

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