| 单词 | squib |
| 释义 | Word Frequency squib(skwɪb) noun 1. a firework, usually having a tube filled with gunpowder, that burns with a hissing noise and culminates in a small explosion 2. a firework that does not explode because of a fault; dud 3. a short witty attack; lampoon 4. an electric device for firing a rocket engine 5. obsolete an insignificant person 6. Australian and New Zealand slang a coward 7. damp squib verbWord forms: squibs, squibbing or squibbed 8. (intransitive) to sound, move, or explode like a squib 9. (intransitive) to let off or shoot a squib 10. to write a squib against (someone) 11. (intransitive) to move in a quick irregular fashion 12. (intransitive) Australian slang to behave in a cowardly fashion Word origin C16: probably imitative of a quick light explosion |
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