| 词汇 | squib |
| 释义 | squib noun[ C ] uk /skwɪb/ us /skwɪb/ squibnoun[C] (FIREWORK)a small firework consisting of a tube filled with powder that makes a hissing noise when it is lit小爆竹，小鞭炮 Fireworks banger catherine wheel cracker firecracker firework fuse fuze pyrotechnic pyrotechnician pyrotechnics rocket Roman candle sparkler touchpaper squibnoun[C] (AMERICAN FOOTBALL)(alsosquib kick) in American football, a kick that causes the ball to bounce along the ground rather than go through the air: Once he recovered the squib, he didn't try to advance the ball any further. They sent a squib kick down the field, hoping to catch the receiving team off guard. American football attempt audibilize back judge blitz blocker bootleg dime flare flea-flicker formation forward pass forward progress free play play clock point after pulling blocker pump-fake punt return specialist turnover squib verb[ T ] uk /skwɪb/ us /skwɪb/ in American football, to kick the ball so that it bounces along the ground rather than going through the air: The kicker squibbed the ball down the field to keep it away from the kick returner. They squibbed the kickoff, and it was recovered at the 40-yard line. American football attempt audibilize back judge blitz blocker bootleg dime flare flea-flicker formation forward pass forward progress free play play clock point after pulling blocker pump-fake punt return specialist turnover Examples of squibsquib The purpose of this squib is to argue against this strong position. Words are spat out from the mouth like live squibs. The core of the book - and subtitle - turns out to be a brief, damp squib. Endeavouring to undertake this task clearly exceeds the modest goals of this squib. Then there is, for my palate, a tiny nugget - a short squib describing a theropod sternal plate (chest bone), that immediately rang recognition bells for me! It is perhaps time, as with ripraps, crackerjacks, squibs or whatever, to introduce a complete ban on the sale of bangers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Will he accept that we have not had even a few sparks, only a damp squib? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is my experience that the straw just fizzles and goes out like a damp squib. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is to create an explosion in our ranks, whereas, in fact, all they have been able to do is to produce a damp squib. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If there ever was a damp squib it was that, because it had no relation whatever to realities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The whole thing has become a damp squib. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Its intentions—to be generous to those who drew up the declaration—may have been sincere, but it has proved to be a political damp squib. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The much-trumpeted deregulation initiative is a damp squib; it is a mouse. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I must say that it was something of a damp squib, and that we did not rehearse this question. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What we have had today has been a damp squib. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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