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misfire
v
1 [I] (of a gun, rocket, etc) fail to go off correctly (指枪炮、 火箭等)误发, 走火, 不发火, 射不出.
2 [I, Ipr] (of an engine, etc) fail to start or function properly (指发动机等)不能正常发动或工作
The engine is misfiring badly on one cylinder. 发动机有一个汽缸严重失灵.
3 [I] (fig infml比喻, 口) fail to have the desired effect 未得到预期的结果; 未能奏效
The joke misfired completely. 这个笑话讲得完全不成功. Cf 参看 backfire (back3). misfire n.
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