dud

英 [dʌd]

美 [dʌd]

n.  不中用的东西; 废物; 衣裳
adj.  无用的; 不中用的; 出故障的

复数：duds　现在分词：dudding　

Collins.1 / BNC.33070 / COCA.16646

牛津词典

noun

• 不中用的东西；废物
  a thing that is useless, especially because it does not work correctly
  1. Two of the fireworks in the box were duds.
     盒子里的烟火有两个是点不着的废品。
• 衣裳
  clothes

adj.

• 无用的；不中用的；出故障的
  useless; that does not work correctly
  1. a dud battery
     废电池
  2. a dud cheque (= written by sb who has not enough money in their bank account)
     空头支票

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 不中用的;失灵的;出故障的
  Dudmeans not working properly or not successful.
  1. He replaced a dud valve.
     他换掉了坏阀门。
  2. Dudis also a noun.
     
  3. The mine was a dud.
     矿井废弃了。

英英释义

noun

• an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
  1. the first experiment was a real turkey
  2. the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned
  Synonym:turkeybomb
• an explosion that fails to occur
  Synonym:misfire
• someone who is unsuccessful
  Synonym:flopwashout

adj

• failing to detonate
  1. he stepped on a dud mine

双语例句

• "It's a dud, I guess," said the goose.
  “我想，它是个坏品。”母鹅这样说。
• However, problems with dud mortgages may worsen as the economy slows.
  然而，随着经济放缓，劣质抵押贷款带来的问题可能会进一步恶化。
• We lit the firecracker and waited for it to go off, but it was a dud.
  我们点燃了炮竹然后等它爆炸，但是失败了。
• But Jobs likely knew he had a dud on his hands; consumers, for their part, hated it.
  乔布斯心里很清楚，他手里拿的是个哑弹，一个失败的产品，消费者肯定会憎恨这个东西。
• Better still, only a small portion of these loans are dud.
  更好的是，这些贷款中只有一小部分是不良贷款。
• I swear I've never passed a dud cheque in my life.
  我发誓我一辈子从未开过一张假支票。
• The defining characteristic of a true dud is that he or she resists improvement staunchly.
  真正的庸才最典型的特点是：他（或她）会坚决抵制进步。
• Although the deal itself is a dud, it does have logic on its side.
  尽管这种待遇本身是一张空头支票，它的确有它的逻辑。
• The new manager is a complete dud.
  新经理完全是个废物。
• One of the customers tried to pass off a dud cheque today.
  今天一个顾客试图混用失效支票。