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

• He'd stepped on a dud mine.
  他踩在一枚哑雷上。
• The new manager is a complete dud.
  新经理完全是个废物。
• 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。
• 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。
• Not only is it easier for institutions to eject a dud chief executive.
  不但机构比较容易罢免无能的首席执行官。
• They gave me a dud dollar bill.
  他们给了我一张面值一美元的假钞。
• The defining characteristic of a true dud is that he or she resists improvement staunchly.
  真正的庸才最典型的特点是：他（或她）会坚决抵制进步。
• One of the customers tried to pass off a dud cheque today.
  今天一个顾客试图混用失效支票。
• 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。
• 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。