1. As criticism, this essay misfires.
    这篇文章作为批评来讲没有打中要害。

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。

1. 火炭：Snapdragon 狂龙 | Misfire 火炭 | Slugslinger 吊索

2. 不发火：miscellaneous function 辅助功能 | misfire 不发火 | misrun 浇铸不满

3. 拒爆：miser 管形提泥钻头 | misfire 拒爆 | misfire hole 拒爆炮孔

1. 未奏效;未获得预期效果;失败
    If a plan misfires, it goes wrong and does not have the results that you intend it to have.

    e.g. Some of their policies had misfired.
           他们的一些政策已经失败了。

2. (引擎)不发火，不启动
    If an engine misfires, the fuel fails to start burning when it should.

misfire

    e.g. The boat''s engine misfired after he tried to start it up.
           他试着启动船的引擎，但没发动起来。

3. (枪)不能开火，射不出子弹
    If a gun misfires, the bullet is not sent out as it should be when the gun is fired.

    e.g. The gun misfired after one shot and jammed.
           开过一枪后，枪哑火卡住了。

1. a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)

    Synonym: miss

2. an explosion that fails to occur

    Synonym: dud

1. fail to fire or detonate

    e.g. The guns misfired