dud

英 [dʌd]      美 [dʌd]
  • n. 衣服;[军] 哑弹;无用物
  • adj. 无用的
  • n. (Dud)人名;(英)达德
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dud 废物,不中用的

俚语,原义为破布。引申词义废物,哑弹,不中用的等诸多词义。

dud (n.)
c. 1825, "person in ragged clothing," from duds (q.v.). Sense extended by 1897 to "counterfeit thing," and 1908 to "useless, inefficient person or thing." This led naturally in World War I to "shell which fails to explode," and thence to "expensive failure."
1. He replaced a dud valve.
他换掉了坏阀门。
2. The mine was a dud.
矿井废弃了。
3. The new manager is a complete dud.
新经理完全是个废物.
4. A fiery ball shot up over the rooftops, where it disappeared in mid - air -- a dud.
他听见一声响,一个发光的东西直往天上冲, 冲过了屋顶在 半空 中不见了.
5. The meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned.
从新业务的角度来看,这次会议毫无收获.

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