fizzle
美['fɪzl] 英['fɪzl]
v. 发嘶嘶声;(虎头蛇尾般地)结束;失败
n. 嘶嘶声;失败
详细释义
v.(动词)- <口>失败(常与out连用)
- 发嘶嘶声
- 逐渐消失
n.(名词)- 嘶嘶声
- <口>失败,惨败
- 微弱的结束
- 以失败告终的努力
- 飞溅的东西
英英释义
Noun- a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval);
"the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience"
- a complete failure;
"the play was a dismal flop"
Verb- end weakly;
"The music just petered out--there was no proper ending"
例句
用作动词(v.)- The firecracker fizzled but didn't explode.爆竹发出微弱的嘶嘶声但没有爆炸。
- The play fizzled out at the end.那出戏的结局不精采。
- After a promising start, the project soon fizzled out.这项计划开始时很有希望,但不久就失败了。
- Their struggle for the dominance of the world is destined to fizzle.他们对这个世界的实权之争注定要失败。
用作名词(n.)- The whole project was a fizzle.整个计划失败了。