squib
英[skwɪb]
美[skwɪb]
- n. 爆竹；嘲讽；讽刺文章
- vt. 放爆竹；写讽刺短文攻击；信口讲
- vi. 放小爆竹；写讽刺短文
实用场景例句
- The all-party meeting was a damp squib.
- 全党大会没有取得预期效果。
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- The party was a bit of a damp squib.
- 这次聚会有些扫兴.
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- The joke which I thought would make her laugh, proved a damp squib.
- 我本以为这笑话能博得她一笑, 结果却毫无反应.
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- 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.
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- 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.
辞典例句
- The pop concert went off like a damp squib when the main actors failed to appear.
- 由于主要演员没出场,那场流行音乐会结果失败了.
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- 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,那流行音乐会结果失败了.
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- 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.
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