词汇 | non-event |
释义 | non-event noun[ Cusually singular ] informaluk /ˌnɒn.ɪˈvent/ us /ˌnɑːn.ɪˈvent/ a disappointing occasion that was not interesting, especially one that was expected to be exciting and important: (尤指不如预期的)令人扫兴之事 The party turned out to be a non-event - barely anybody showed up.结果聚会有点让人失望——几乎没什么人来参加。 Disappointing yourself and others abjectly anticlimactic anticlimax be cracked up to be somethingidiom be one in the eye for someoneidiom blow break bubble disappointingly disappointment disenchantment dishearten disheartening fail let someone down let the side downidiom letdown not all it's cracked up to beidiom pity sick Examples of non-eventnon-event For a non-event, it has certainly drawn an impressive list of speakers and has kept us here well into the evening. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 First, with regard to reform, the six months have been a complete non-event. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I thought that he would be interested to know that what led him to concern himself in this way was a non-event. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This has turned the debate, as has already been said, into a total non-event. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, the change is so far proving to be a non-event. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My recollection of him goes back to that time, and to his resignation in 1977 over a non-event. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a non-event, paying lip service to local representation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We may all get excited about something that is not to happen and may become a non-event. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But the term "consumer" is nebulous, a non-event. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Thrice that consideration has proved to be a non-event. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I find it difficult to know whether we are discussing a joke, a non-event or something particularly disastrous. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It can only be described as the non-event of the year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Later tonight we shall come to another non-event, for no very good purpose. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In terms of fundamental changes being recommended, this is something of a non-event. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In fact, we have no sanction at all; at present we merely have the 72-hour non-event. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of non-event These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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