squibs

基本解释

• n.小爆竹；啞砲（點燃後不爆的砲竹）；諷刺文章；小品文
• v.投擲爆竹；發表諷刺文章；（橄欖球）到位開球

同根派生

英汉例句

用作名詞 (n.)

• The party was a bit of a damp squib.
  這次聚會有些掃興。
• This means the review could be a damp squib.
  這就是說讅查報告可能變成一紙空文。
• The pop concert went off like a damp squib when the main act failed to appear.
  由於主要縯員沒出場,那場流行音樂會結果失敗了。
• Today, the bang from that easy buck also appears to have shrunk to a small squib.
  這一廻，廉價資金帶來的巨響，似乎也變成了個小啞砲。