〈英〉 不尽如人意的势态(或事件)。
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哑炮;令人失望的事;令人扫兴的事
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Does that mean Pittsburgh will be a damp squib?
这不是意味着匹兹堡会议会一无所获?
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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。
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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。
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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。
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It was a bit of a damp squib, making no firm recommendations and proposing no new regulation or legislation.
不过它就像一个受潮了的爆竹,既没有给出坚决的建议,也没有提出新的规章或者法规。