squib信息详情
vi.放小爆竹；写讽刺短文
n.爆竹；嘲讽；讽刺文章
vt.放爆竹；写讽刺短文攻击；信口讲
damp squib───n.失败，落空
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。
squib rings, squib ink, tomato, white wine.───墨鱼，墨鱼汁，番茄，白酒。
Does that mean Pittsburgh will be a damp squib?───不是意味着匹兹堡会议会一无所获？
It was a bit of a damp squib, making no firm recommendations and proposing no new regulation or legislation.───不过它就像一个受潮了的爆竹，既没有给出坚决的建议，也没有提出新的规章或者法规。
which some military experts suggested might have been something of a damp squib.───朝鲜已提高了核能力——一些军事专家认为。
"He never told me his sister as a Squib, " said Harry, without thinking, still cold inside.───“他从未跟我说他妹妹是个哑炮。”哈利脱口而出，仍感寒气攻心。
If Filch's trying to learn magic from a Kwikspell course, I reckon he must be a Squib.───如果费尔奇想通过快速念咒函授课程来学习魔法，那他肯定是个哑炮。
So far the torpedo has proved a damp squib, with observers arguing that Europe has not gained any leverage to press its demands.───迄今为止，鱼雷已经证明只是一记哑炮。观察者称，欧洲没有获得任何筹码来强调其要求。
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，他们因此迅速发展出了复杂的易货和贸易文化。
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.