英语词汇“squib”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

squib

(skwɪb )

Word forms: squibs

damp squib phrase

You can describe something such as an event or a performance as a damp squib when it is expected to be interesting, exciting, or impressive, but fails to be any of these things. [British]

The all-party meeting was a damp squib.

Idioms:

a damp squib [mainly British]

something that is much less impressive or exciting than you expected it to be

As political scandals go it was a damp squib, and in Central Office it was greeted with hilarity and relief rather than indignation.

单词	squib
释义	squib (skwɪb ) Word forms: squibs damp squib phrase You can describe something such as an event or a performance as a damp squib when it is expected to be interesting, exciting, or impressive, but fails to be any of these things. [British] The all-party meeting was a damp squib. Idioms: a damp squib [mainly British] something that is much less impressive or exciting than you expected it to be As political scandals go it was a damp squib, and in Central Office it was greeted with hilarity and relief rather than indignation. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
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