| 词汇 | example_english_damp-squib |
| 释义 | Examples of damp squibThese 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. The core of the book - and subtitle - turns out to be a brief, dampsquib. It is to create an explosion in our ranks, whereas, in fact, all they have been able to do is to produce a dampsquib. 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 dampsquib 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 dampsquib. 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 dampsquib. 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 dampsquib; 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 dampsquib, 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 dampsquib. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Almost 12 months on, that bonfire has not happened—indeed, it has been a dampsquib. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On the whole, it was a dampsquib. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am saying that not many will be needed, because 1992 will be a dampsquib. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At least to some extent that will be a dampsquib. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One only has to look at what a dampsquib insider trading has turned out to be recently. 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 dampsquib. 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 dampsquib? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a bit of a dampsquib. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They promised us fireworks, but have produced a dampsquib. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The great launch of its new manifesto has gone off like a dampsquib. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If it is a dampsquib along the lines that have been referred to, there will be much frustration, annoyance and condemnation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If anything, they have been a dampsquib. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It seemed to be a very mild demonstration, which, frankly, went off like a dampsquib. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In fact, it has been a dampsquib. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But what a dampsquib that turned out to be. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We rather suspect that it may turn out to be a dampsquib. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 His own contribution, because of its heavy party political overtones, was little more than a dampsquib. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The bonfire of the quangos has not happened; the process has been a dampsquib, because there are more quangos than before. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It turned out to be a dampsquib. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I start off by being a dampsquib. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Instead, it was a dampsquib, a complete flop. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not want to be a bit of dampsquib at this time of the evening, but there are some problems in this field. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Well, as this debate shows and as matters have turned out, his speech has proved anything but a dampsquib. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It seemed to me to be a total dampsquib. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Instead, it has been very much a dampsquib. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The rocket motor has fizzled out like a dampsquib. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that it will be a dampsquib. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It proved to be a strange new parliamentary device—a dampsquib that boomeranged. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is the dampsquib of the decade. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If a lot of thought has gone into this point, it seems to have resulted in something of a dampsquib. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not a pleasurable occupation listening to a dampsquib. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the new towns their intervention turned out to be a very dampsquib. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The truth is that the torch has become a sort of dampsquib of political platform rhetoric. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On that occasion his remarks acted like a dampsquib. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Well, that was a dampsquib. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The debate also has been something of a dampsquib, because the country had been led to expect that there were to be some very grave financial pronouncements. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That was a dampsquib. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was a notable dampsquib. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have a dampsquib of a general teaching council, which will fall far short of what teachers want and deserve, rather than one that will liberate their professionalism. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is back-of-the-envelope policy launched amid high hopes and wild claims which proves to be nothing more than an embarrassing dampsquib and a waste of taxpayers' money. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Without new powers the regeneration of parochial charities, which it is hoped to achieve through a new local review initiative, could be a rather dampsquib. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Basically, this has become a dampsquib. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I award him the title of dampsquib of the decade. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He cited the climax as a dampsquib. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The book was somewhat a dampsquib with one reviewer saying it's full of incredibly dull revelations. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In the end it was a dampsquib. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A similar effect can be felt by viewers of this dampsquib of a farce as it grinds on from one lame set-up to the next. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. If he wants to have any more damp squibs, he had better wait for the one that is coming later. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Other amendments which were thought to involve major issues ended up as damp squibs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have been such damp squibs that they have not in any way been able to affect the tranquillity of the country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 His broadsides became damp squibs, or, perhaps, they were loaded only with blank. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have generally managed to clutch a tight hold on damp squibs, but when it comes to problems which call for real government they have not shown themselves very apt. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Watch the first half and laugh your total head-off, but at the second half, try to enjoy a dampsquib! From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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