单词 | fizzle |
释义 | fizzle (once / 6860 pages) 1vn 2n WORD FAMILY fizzle: fizzled, fizzles, fizzling USAGE EXAMPLESBut they lack the gravitas of the earlier letters, and the wit fizzles. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) They’ve succeeded when you expected a loss and fizzled when you were confident in a win. Washington Post(Dec 25, 2016) To follow up, the ensemble comedy “Masterminds” fizzled with $17 million domestically. Los Angeles Times(Dec 21, 2016) 1 1v end weakly Syn|Hyper fizzle out, peter out, taper off discontinue come to or be at an end 2n a complete failure 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper bust, flop bomb, dud, turkey an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual failure an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose n a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval) Syn|Hyper hiss, hissing, hushing, sibilation noise sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) |
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