squib
英[skwɪb]
美[skwɪb]
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n.
小爆竹；哑炮（点燃后不爆的炮竹）；讽刺文章；小品文
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v.
投掷爆竹；发表讽刺文章；（橄榄球）到位开球
Noun:
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firework consisting of a tube filled with powder (as a broken firecracker) that burns with a fizzing noise
- 1. The all-party meeting was a damp squib.
- 全党大会没有取得预期效果。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. You know what I mean -- a squib or two saying that it's going to take place. "
- 你明白我的意思 -- 来上两三句说明何时何地有这么场演出就行了. ”
来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
- 3. These can be ignited as by means of a squib or exploded with a cartridge.
- 这些物质可用点火头点燃或由起爆药起爆.
来自辞典例句
- 4. The party was a bit of a damp squib.
- 这次聚会有些扫兴.
来自互联网
- 5. North Korea's nuclear test was a damp squib in market terms.
- 北朝的核实验对于市场而言,也不过是一枚哑炮而已.
来自互联网
用作名词 (n.)
- The party was a bit of a damp squib.
这次聚会有些扫兴。
- This means the review could be a damp squib.
这就是说审查报告可能变成一纸空文。
- The pop concert went off like a damp squib when the main act failed to appear.
由于主要演员没出场,那场流行音乐会结果失败了。
- Today, the bang from that easy buck also appears to have shrunk to a small squib.
这一回，廉价资金带来的巨响，似乎也变成了个小哑炮。
