misfire

• vi. 失败；不发火
• n. 失败；不发火

mis-,坏的，错的，不好的，fire,开火。即打偏，引申词义不奏效。

misfire (v.)

1752, of a gun, 1905, of an internal combustion engine; see mis- (1) + fire (v.). Related: Misfired; misfiring. The noun is attested from 1839.

1. They were made the scapegoats for the misfire of the program.

他们成了那个计划失败的替罪羊.

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2. Mixture of air and gasoline vapor outside these limits may misfire.

空气和汽油蒸汽混合体若超过这些限度即可能缺火.

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3. A partial misfire may have various causes.

部分瞎火有各种原因.

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4. Knock control and misfire prevention software will be offered as upgrades.

爆震控制和预防失火软件将提供作为升级.

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5. Their engine would start to misfire causing it to make knocking noises.

他们的引擎就开始发出撞击的噪音,但并不起火.

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