| 单词 | squib |
| 释义 | squib —squibbish, adj. /skwib/, n. , v. , squibbed, squibbing. n. 1. a short and witty or sarcastic saying or writing. 2. Journalism. a short news story, often used as a filler. 3. a small firework, consisting of a tube or ball filled with powder, that burns with a hissing noise terminated usually by a slight explosion. 4. a firecracker broken in the middle so that it burns with a hissing noise but does not explode. 5. Australian. a coward. 6. an electric, pyrotechnic device for firing the igniter of a rocket engine, esp. a solid-propellant engine. 7. Obs. a mean or paltry fellow. v.i. 8. to write squibs. 9. to shoot a squib. 10. to explode with a small, sharp sound. 11. to move swiftly and irregularly. 12. Australian. a. to be afraid. b. to flee; escape. v.t. 13. to assail in squibs or lampoons. 14. to toss, shoot, or utilize as a squib. [1515-25; orig. uncert.] |
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