damp squib
英
美
- damp adj.潮湿的；有湿气的；沮丧的n.湿气；潮湿vt.使潮湿；使扫兴vi.变潮湿
- squib 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
用作名词 (n.)
- Diffculties and failures did not damp down his enthusiasm.
困难和失败都没有挫折他的热情。
- 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。
- It has turned out to be a damp squib.
可惜他的打算落空了。
