squib的意思
squib中文翻譯:
vi.放小爆竹;寫諷刺短文
n.爆竹;嘲諷;諷刺文章
vt.放爆竹;寫諷刺短文攻擊;信口講
damp squib───n.失敗,落空
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。
squib rings, squib ink, tomato, white wine.───墨魚,墨魚汁,番茄,白酒。
Does that mean Pittsburgh will be a damp squib?───不是意味著匹茲堡會議會一無所獲?
It was a bit of a damp squib, making no firm recommendations and proposing no new regulation or legislation.───不過它就像一個受潮了的爆竹,既沒有給出堅決的建議,也沒有提出新的規章或者法規。
which some military experts suggested might have been something of a damp squib.───朝鮮已提高了核能力——一些軍事專家認為。
"He never told me his sister as a Squib, " said Harry, without thinking, still cold inside.───“他從未跟我說他妹妹是個啞炮。”哈利脫口而出,仍感寒氣攻心。
If Filch's trying to learn magic from a Kwikspell course, I reckon he must be a Squib.───如果費爾奇想通過快速念咒函授課程來學習魔法,那他肯定是個啞炮。
So far the torpedo has proved a damp squib, with observers arguing that Europe has not gained any leverage to press its demands.───迄今為止,魚雷已經證明只是一記啞炮。觀察者稱,歐洲沒有獲得任何籌碼來強調其要求。
Consequently, the Squibs soon developed a complex culture of barter and trade as different Squib tribes dealt with one another.───由于不同的斯奎布人部落互相打交道,他們因此迅速發展出了復雜的易貨和貿易文化。
The all-party meeting was a damp squib.
Let Fortune writer Ronald Henkoff describe what followed: The squib demanded at least five years' experience in human resources.
The party was a bit of a damp squib.
North Korea's nuclear test was a damp squib in market terms.
The pop concert went off like a damp squib when the main act failed to appear.
After all that media attention, the whole event turned out to be a bit of a damp squib, with very few people attending.
The pop concert went off like a damp squib when the main actors failed to appear.
You know what I mean -- a squib or two saying that it's going to take place. "
The celebrations were a bit of a damp squib.