| 单词 | damp squib |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdamp squib d. figurative or in figurative contexts. damp squib, something that fails ignominiously to satisfy the expectations aroused by it; an anti-climax, a disappointment. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > [noun] > one who or that which is unsuccessful > that which is a failure fizzle1846 fiasco1855 frost1874 blue duck1889 wash-out1902 blowout1925 turkey1927 flopperoo1936 stiff1937 muck-up1942 bomb1954 fizzer1957 lead balloon1960 damp squib1963 bummer1967 downer1976 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > disappointment > [noun] > that which disappoints apple of Sodom1635 disappointment1843 suck-in1856 anticlimax1858 sell1890 lemon1909 damp squib1963 1846 A. Smith Christopher Tadpole (1848) i. 20 The literary gentleman having finished, like a damp squib with a good bang, resumed his seat. 1963 Times 6 Mar. 11/3 Possibly because too much was expected of it, the long-range study of Britain's transport needs by a Ministry of Transport group under Sir Robert Hall is something of a damp squib. 1976 Yorkshire Evening Press 9 Dec. 8/5 I came here thinking this Scarborough business would cause fireworks, but I have never known such a damp squib. < as lemmas |
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