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a misfire
The gun had a misfire.
枪发了一次火。
失败；不成功
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失败；不成功
A failure, especially a plan or attempt that does not achieve the intended result.
The gun had a misfire.
枪发了一次火。
失火的行为
An act of misfiring.
失败
A failure.
The mechanic discovered a misfire in the engine's third cylinder.
机械师发现发动机第三个气缸发生了缺火。
Several misfires during the artillery drill delayed the training schedule.
炮兵演习期间的几次哑火延误了训练计划。
The project was a misfire from the start due to poor planning.
这个项目从一开始就因为规划不当而失败了。
The gun had a misfire.
枪发了一次火。
There was a misfire in the engine.
发动机出现了一次点火失败。
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。
Not this
He misfired the gun.
Use this
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。
Not this
There was misfire during the test.
Use this
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"。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
枪械哑火
A gun misfire is rare with modern ammunition.
现代弹药很少出现枪械哑火。
发生哑火
The rifle suffered a misfire during the exercise.
步枪在演习中发生哑火。
导致失火
Moisture can cause a misfire in the engine.
湿气会导致发动机失火。
失火率
The diagnostic tool showed a high misfire rate.
诊断工具显示失火率很高。
彻底的失败
The product launch was a complete misfire.
产品发布彻底失败了。
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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。
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。
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。
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