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单词 fizzle
释义 fiz·zle
I. \ˈfizəl\ intransitive verb
(fizzled ; fizzled ; fizzling \-z(ə)liŋ\ ; fizzles)
Etymology: probably alteration of fist to break wind (from Middle English fisten) + -le — more at feist
1. obsolete : to break wind quietly
2. : to make a hissing or sputtering sound
 < had to drink it hot while it fizzled — C.T.Jackson >
3. : to fail or peter out especially after a promising start : end feebly or lamely
 < the attempt at surrender having fizzled — P.W.Thompson >
 < every coach knows the agony of watching a … rally fizzle — W.L.Myers >
— often used with out
 < all attempts at friendliness seemed to fizzle out — Clive Arden >
II. noun
(-s)
1. archaic : the act of breaking wind quietly
2. : hiss, sputter, fizz
3. : an abortive effort : failure, fiasco
 < the store was a ghastly fizzle — E.J.Kahn >
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