misfired
past simple and past participle ofmisfire
| 单词 | misfired |
| 释义 | misfired past simple and past participle ofmisfire misfire verb[I] uk/ˌmɪsˈfaɪər/us/ˌmɪsˈfaɪr/misfireverb[I](GUN)If agunmisfires, thebulletfailsto come out. Guns
misfireverb[I](ENGINE)When anenginemisfires, thefuelinside itstartstoburnat thewrongmoment: There was aloudbang, like thesoundof anenginemisfiring. Machines - not functioning
misfireverb[I](PLAN)If aplanmisfires, it does not have theresultthat wasintended: The boy'sdeathwas theresultof apracticaljokethat misfired. Failing and doing badly
Examplesofmisfiredmisfired In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. This was the paradox the president faced after his purge hadmisfired. From theCambridge English Corpus One firework, which must havemisfired, came over my fence and exploded above the lawn. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It was not made with that intention and was intended to be a mildly facetious observation, which evidentlymisfired. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We can guess the reasons for this, but theymisfired. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But the post hasmisfiredin my area. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That brings me to the matter ofmisfiredshells—shells that have not hit their target. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Itmisfiredon the restriction of definition and on its narrow application. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The issue of industrial relations and the code hasmisfiredpolitically. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I was commenting on one of his whichmisfired. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I think it took place at the right psychological moment, and if it had taken place earlier it might very well havemisfired. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Who knows what would have happened if anyone had been within a couple of yards of that firework—admittedly, itmisfired. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Itmisfired—yet the author of the 10p tax gimmick has the nerve to accuse me of being "never a details man". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Theymisfiredand caused tremendous hardships, and they still do, to thousands of people who are in need. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Unfortunately the first evacuation scheme largelymisfired. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Rarely can there have been a debate which was so much heralded and which hasmisfiredas badly as the debate in the past three hours. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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