n.失败，落空
damp squibs───失败，落空
a damp squib───潮湿的引爆装置
damasquin───达马斯奎因
damp skin───湿润的皮肤
damasquins───达马斯奎因
damp air───[气象][物]潮湿空气；湿空气
damp hair───湿润的头发
jump suit───连身衣；伞兵跳伞服
to squib───引爆装置
The party was a bit of a damp squib.───这次聚会有些扫兴.
After the damp squib of Lisbon, further big treaties look unlikely.───里斯本条约落空后，更大的条约不太可能达成了。
North Korea's nuclear test was a damp squib in market terms.───北朝的核实验对于市场而言，也不过是一枚哑炮而已。
Does that mean Pittsburgh will be a damp squib?───不是意味着匹兹堡会议会一无所获？
The joke which I thought would make her laugh, proved a damp squib.───我本以为这笑话能博得她一笑, 结果却毫无反应.
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,那流行音乐会结果失败了.
The pop concert went off like a damp squib when the main actors failed to appear.───由于主要演员没出场,那场流行音乐会结果失败了.
The all-party meeting was a damp squib.
The party was a bit of a damp squib.
The fireworks display that heralded the opening of Antwerp 93 went off like a damp squib.
The celebrations were a bit of a damp squib.
After all that media attention, the whole event turned out to be a bit of a damp squib, with very few people attending.
North Korea's nuclear test was a damp squib in market terms.
The pop concert went off like a damp squib when the main act failed to appear.
The traditional Easter turkey boom - the second biggest after Christmas - was a damp squib because hard-up families bought cheaper chickens.
The pop concert went off like a damp squib when the main actors failed to appear.
