English Dictionary

damp squib

名詞

直訳 広義 慣用表現

(literally) A firework that has been wet and therefore fails to go off correctly. / (idiomatic, by extension) Anything that doesn’t work properly, or fails to come up to expectations; a dud.

日本語の意味

（字義通りの意味）濡れて火が点火しなくなった花火、つまり湿った花火 / （比喩的な意味）期待外れの結果や機能しないもの、役に立たない物事

A sudden shower turned the much-anticipated finale into a damp squib, with the soaked shells failing to explode properly.

にわか雨で楽しみにしていたフィナーレは、濡れて正しく発火しない花火になってしまい、濡れた筒はほとんど爆発しなかった。

意味（1）

(literally) A firework that has been wet and therefore fails to go off correctly.

意味（2）

(idiomatic, by extension) Anything that doesn’t work properly, or fails to come up to expectations; a dud.

The anonymous oracle, the author of this pamphlet, is an example of entertaining dullness. He has manufactured a very damp squib; he is a serious man in motley; and practical ideas occasionally drop in among his fantastic vaticinations.

damp squibs （ plural ）