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misfire

/verb mis-fiuhr; noun mis-fahyuhr/US // verb mɪsˈfɪər; noun ˈmɪsˌfaɪər //UK // (ˌmɪsˈfaɪə) //

失火,失火事件,失火了,失火的问题

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v.无主动词 verb
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    mis·fired, mis·fir·ing.

    • : to fail to fire or explode.
    • : to fail to ignite properly or when expected.
    • : to fail to achieve the desired result, effect, etc.: His criticisms completely misfired.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an act or instance of misfiring.

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Examples

  • Instead, it’s just another promising project sunk by Hollywood hubris, a mediocre misfire with a few good moments that never really had the chance at being more than that, but certainly could have been so much less.

  • The officer’s plan, however, appears to have been a misfire.

  • The misfire reminded us of journalism’s infamous 2018 “pivot,” in which news sites reassigned reporters en masse to manufacture ultra-short text-on-screen videos before brutally firing everyone.

  • The biggest misfire here, though, was the notion that anyone would believe that this dude looked at all like Prince Harry.

  • Feely also indicated that the TOW was reliable, citing he had never seen a misfire during his four-year enlistment.

  • But the crime comedy Man of the House, released in 2005, was a major misfire.

  • The latter film, directed by Nora Ephron, was a major misfire on all cylinders.

  • In the case of a misfire, don't open the bolt immediately, as it may be a hangfire.

  • The only thing which is unlikely is that the primer would be dented on the misfire?

  • It is a misfire, and the two men ride triumphantly on into the plains.

  • His ears strained for misfire of the engine, if it stopped he would be hurled to earth.

  • Clovis swore horribly under his breath; the miracle was an obvious misfire.