squib
英[skw?b]
美[skw?b]
- n. 爆竹；嘲諷；諷刺文章
- vt. 放爆竹；寫諷刺短文攻擊；信口講
- vi. 放小爆竹；寫諷刺短文
實用場景例句
- The all-party meeting was a damp squib.
- 全黨大會沒有取得預期效果。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- The party was a bit of a damp squib.
- 這次聚會有些掃興.
期刊摘選
- The joke which I thought would make her laugh, proved a damp squib.
- 我本以為這笑話能博得她一笑, 結果卻毫無反應.
期刊摘選
- Today, the bang from that easy buck also appears to have shrunk to a small squib.
- 這一回, 廉價資金帶來的巨響,似乎也變成了個小啞炮.
期刊摘選
- These can be ignited as by means of a squib or exploded with a cartridge.
- 這些物質可用點火頭點燃或由起爆藥起爆.
辭典例句
- The pop concert went off like a damp squib when the main actors failed to appear.
- 由于主要演員沒出場,那場流行音樂會結果失敗了.
期刊摘選
- The pop concert went off like a damp squib when the main act failed to appear.
- 由于主要演員沒出場,那流行音樂會結果失敗了.
期刊摘選
- North Korea's nuclear test was a damp squib in market terms.
- 北朝的核實驗對于市場而言,也不過是一枚啞炮而已.
期刊摘選