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

• However, problems with dud mortgages may worsen as the economy slows.
  然而，随着经济放缓，劣质抵押贷款带来的问题可能会进一步恶化。
• 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。
• 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。
• He replaced a dud valve.
  他换掉了坏阀门。
• I had discovered that the grenade was a dud.
  我发现那颗手榴弹已不管用。
• 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。
• I swear I've never passed a dud cheque in my life.
  我发誓我一辈子从未开过一张假支票。
• 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。
• "It's a dud, I guess," said the goose.
  “我想，它是个坏品。”母鹅这样说。
• The shells are of poor quality, there is another dud here.
  这批子弹质量真差，这又是一颗瞎火。