dud

英 [dʌd]

美 [dʌd]

n.  不中用的东西; 废物; 衣裳
adj.  无用的; 不中用的; 出故障的

复数：duds　现在分词：dudding　

Collins.1 / BNC.33070 / COCA.16646

牛津词典

noun

• 不中用的东西；废物
  a thing that is useless, especially because it does not work correctly
  1. Two of the fireworks in the box were duds.
     盒子里的烟火有两个是点不着的废品。
• 衣裳
  clothes

adj.

• 无用的；不中用的；出故障的
  useless; that does not work correctly
  1. a dud battery
     废电池
  2. a dud cheque (= written by sb who has not enough money in their bank account)
     空头支票

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 不中用的;失灵的;出故障的
  Dudmeans not working properly or not successful.
  1. He replaced a dud valve.
     他换掉了坏阀门。
  2. Dudis also a noun.
     
  3. The mine was a dud.
     矿井废弃了。

英英释义

noun

• an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
  1. the first experiment was a real turkey
  2. the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned
  Synonym:turkeybomb
• an explosion that fails to occur
  Synonym:misfire
• someone who is unsuccessful
  Synonym:flopwashout

adj

• failing to detonate
  1. he stepped on a dud mine

双语例句

• This bullet is a dud.
  这颗子弹臭了。
• The new manager is a complete dud.
  新经理完全是个废物。
• It focuses on what's to come, not on the dud you're glad she's done with.
  这句话的重点是未来，而且很支持她这样做。
• However, several said that the seismic data suggested the explosion was significantly smaller than would have been expected from a plutonium bomb and could have been a dud.
  不过，其中多人表示，地震数据显示，此次爆炸的威力要远远小于钚弹爆炸的威力，有可能是个哑弹。
• People predicted that by week's end Obama would either be a major star or a major dud.
  有人预测，本周末奥巴马要么是个明星要么是个哑弹。
• With Chrysler's market share in a death spiral, Fiat will finally grasp that this dud is exactly that-a dud.
  眼见克莱斯勒的市场份额呈现死亡式螺旋下降，菲亚特会最终认识到这个不中用的公司还真就是不中用了。
• We lit the firecracker and waited for it to go off, but it was a dud.
  我们点燃了炮竹然后等它爆炸，但是失败了。
• But Jobs likely knew he had a dud on his hands; consumers, for their part, hated it.
  乔布斯心里很清楚，他手里拿的是个哑弹，一个失败的产品，消费者肯定会憎恨这个东西。
• "It's a dud, I guess," said the goose.
  “我想，它是个坏品。”母鹅这样说。
• When you can't stand to stay out with a dud any longer, just say good-bye.
  如果你受不了跟一个混球见面，把他甩了就是。