Word · Frequency #29531
misfire
失败；不成功
A failure, especially a plan or attempt that does not achieve the intended result.
- 1.
An act of misfiring.
失火的行为
- 2.
A failure.
失败
（枪或发动机的）哑火；不发火；失火的行为；失败；不发火
In use
The mechanic discovered a misfire in the engine's third cylinder.
Several misfires during the artillery drill delayed the training schedule.
The project was a misfire from the start due to poor planning.
a misfire
The gun had a misfire.
枪发了一次火。
a misfire in [noun]
There was a misfire in the engine.
发动机出现了一次点火失败。
misfire of [noun]
用于比喻，表示不成功。
The misfire of the joke was awkward.
这个笑话的失败让人尴尬。
Common mistakes
He misfired the gun.The gun misfired.
动词"misfire"是不及物动词，后面不能直接跟宾语。应将宾语变为主语，使用"gun"作为主语，动词用主动形式。
There was misfire during the test.There was a misfire during the test.
名词"misfire"是可数名词，单数形式前需要不定冠词"a"或"an"。
Connections
Collocations
- engine misfire
- 发动机失火
- An engine misfire can cause a sudden loss of power.发动机失火可能导致动力突然丧失。
- gun misfire
- 枪械哑火
- A gun misfire is rare with modern ammunition.现代弹药很少出现枪械哑火。
- suffer a misfire
- 发生哑火
- The rifle suffered a misfire during the exercise.步枪在演习中发生哑火。
- cause a misfire
- 导致失火
- Moisture can cause a misfire in the engine.湿气会导致发动机失火。
- misfire rate
- 失火率
- The diagnostic tool showed a high misfire rate.诊断工具显示失火率很高。
- complete misfire
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 misfire 想成 mis(错) + fire(开火)：扣扳机却哑火，没射出去，事情就这样失败了。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：武器或发动机故障、计划或行动失败 作名词时，misfire 通常用于较正式或技术性的语境，常指枪炮或发动机未能正常启动，也可泛指失败。日常口语中更常用 failure 或 backfire。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 misfire 的重音音节 -fire 押韵：fire、wire、tire、retire、desire、admire（末尾均为 /aɪə/）。注意拼写相似但发音不同的词：mirror /ˈmɪrə/、misfit /ˈmɪsfɪt/ 等。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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