dud
n. [軍]啞彈; 無用的人或物; 衣服,個人物品
adj. 無用的; 不完善的
Dud means not working properly or not successful.
He replaced a dud valve.
他換掉了壞閥門。
1. someone who is unsuccessful
2. an explosion that fails to occur
3. an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual;
1. failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive;
Your mortar barrage round on the intended target. That round will be a dud.
迫擊炮彈幕只有一發能命中目標, 這一發通常是啞彈.
The meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned.
從新業務的角度來看,這次會議毫無收穫.
He stepped on a dud mine.
他踩到了一顆啞雷上.
In offices, the arguments for the token dud are even stronger.
在辦公場所, 支援這種“平庸”的論點更加有力.
Any buildup in bad loans and dud projects could weigh down growth and public finances.
如果出現大量壞帳和失敗專案,將對經濟增長和公共財政帶來壓力.