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单词 fizzer
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Definition of fizzer in English:

fizzer

noun ˈfɪzə
informal
  • 1British An outstandingly lively, energetic, or excellent thing.

    that fizzer of a letter
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But Symes stayed on and was only denied a second by an excellent save from Morgan who tipped a fizzer on to the bar two minutes into the second half.
    • He picks up a throw 30 yards out, spins sharply, and hits a fizzer narrowly wide.
  • 2Australian NZ A failure or fiasco.

    the greatest fizzer in the history of Australian politics
    Example sentencesExamples
    • James Griffin is a first-class writer for television, but this, his second stage play, is a fizzer.
    • So today is a real fizzer and a real disappointment.
    • Counter protests organised by the clergy were much smaller and generally seen as a fizzer.
    • I reckon the week ahead might be a bit of a fizzer for some, but not for me.
    • The ‘great debate’ was of course a fizzer - boring repetition of well-established positions by the two leaders with absolutely no stimulus to anything new or unexpected.
    • The sun comes up but there's heavy cloud cover, so the much-vaunted ‘Dawn at the Stone Circle’ is a bit of a fizzer.
    • All around the country, all commentators have called this Budget an absolute lost opportunity, an absolute fizzer.
    • Although I would dispute the underlying assumption, I say that the promised fireworks were a fizzer.
    • Well, it probably was a fizzer for the people that member represents.
    • Cricket in Central Australia has turned into a real fizzer: rain again prevented the completion of the two-day fixtures.
    • Well, I am afraid the crusade was rather a fizzer.
    • That was a little bit of a fizzer after we had begun what seemed to be quite a promising trek on a pretty meaty inquiry.
    • There have been plenty of fizzers and one-sided matches in the opening rounds of the Rugby Union World Cup.
    • Last weekend was another fizzer with the weather turning against us again, making it impossible to put into action any fishing plans.
    • Day one looked like it was gonna be a fizzer but they turned it on and we had a fully valid day, with most people having a great flight.
    Synonyms
    failure, disaster, catastrophe, debacle, shambles, farce, mess, wreck, ruin, ruination, blunder, botch, abortion

Rhymes

quizzer, scissor
 
 
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