squib

英 [skwɪb] 美 [skwɪb]

• n. 小爆竹；哑炮（点燃后不爆的炮竹）；讽刺文章；小品文
• v. 投掷爆竹；发表讽刺文章；（橄榄球）到位开球

英英释义

Noun:

1. firework consisting of a tube filled with powder (as a broken firecracker) that burns with a fizzing noise

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The party was a bit of a damp squib.
   这次聚会有些扫兴。
2. This means the review could be a damp squib.
   这就是说审查报告可能变成一纸空文。
3. The pop concert went off like a damp squib when the main act failed to appear.
   由于主要演员没出场,那场流行音乐会结果失败了。
4. 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。

词汇搭配

• powder squib 导火管,引爆管...
• time-delay squib 延迟点火管
• igniter squib 点火管
• electric squib 电爆管,电火花塞...
• go off like a damp squib 不兑现,失败...
• damp squib 引不起注意的事...

近反义词

【近义词】

• satire 讽刺文