The all-party meeting was a damp squib.
全黨大會(huì)沒有取得預(yù)期效果。
The party was a bit of a damp squib.
這次聚會(huì)有些掃興.
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The joke which I thought would make her laugh, proved a damp squib.
我本以為這笑話能博得她一笑, 結(jié)果卻毫無反應(yīng).
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Today, the bang from that easy buck also appears to have shrunk to a small squib.
這一回, 廉價(jià)資金帶來的巨響,似乎也變成了個(gè)小啞炮.
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These can be ignited as by means of a squib or exploded with a cartridge.
這些物質(zhì)可用點(diǎn)火頭點(diǎn)燃或由起爆藥起爆.
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The pop concert went off like a damp squib when the main actors failed to appear.
由于主要演員沒出場,那場流行音樂會(huì)結(jié)果失敗了.
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The pop concert went off like a damp squib when the main act failed to appear.
由于主要演員沒出場,那流行音樂會(huì)結(jié)果失敗了.
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North Korea's nuclear test was a damp squib in market terms.
北朝的核實(shí)驗(yàn)對(duì)于市場而言,也不過是一枚啞炮而已.
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