释义 |
damp squib UK noun countable ■an event which is not as exciting or popular as people thought it would be 令人空欢喜之事;效果不理想之事•After all that media attention, the whole event turned out to be a bit of a damp squib, with very few people attending.虽然媒体很关注那次活动,但来参加的人却寥寥无几,与预期相差甚远。 |