squib的中文翻译是什么意思
squib
n. 爆竹
squib的柯林斯释义
PHRASE未取得预期效果的事;失败;落空
You can describe something such as an event or a performance as a damp squib when it is expected to be interesting, exciting, or impressive, but fails to be any of these things.
The all-party meeting was a damp squib.
全党大会没有取得预期效果。
squib的英文释义
Noun
1. firework consisting of a tube filled with powder (as a broken firecracker) that burns with a fizzing noise
squib的场景例句
The party was a bit of a damp squib.
这次聚会有些扫兴.
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.
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.
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.
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.