The all-party meeting was a damp squib.

全党大会没有取得预期效果。

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The party was a bit of a damp squib.

这次聚会有些扫兴.

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The joke which I thought would make her laugh, proved a damp squib.

我本以为这笑话能博得她一笑, 结果却毫无反应.

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Today, the bang from that easy buck also appears to have shrunk to a small squib.

这一回, 廉价资金带来的巨响,似乎也变成了个小哑炮.

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These can be ignited as by means of a squib or exploded with a cartridge.

这些物质可用点火头点燃或由起爆药起爆.

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The pop concert went off like a damp squib when the main actors failed to appear.

由于主要演员没出场,那场流行音乐会结果失败了.

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The pop concert went off like a damp squib when the main act failed to appear.

由于主要演员没出场,那流行音乐会结果失败了.

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North Korea's nuclear test was a damp squib in market terms.

北朝的核实验对于市场而言,也不过是一枚哑炮而已.

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