"squib" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 小爆竹
• 短评（讽刺性短文）

Definition

“Squib”指一种小爆竹，声音弱且突然；也可指简短讽刺性文章。在影视中，还指模拟枪击效果的小装置。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

‘Squib’ 在英式英语中指小爆竹或短讽刺文，影视领域指模拟枪击的小爆破装置。‘Damp squib’ 表示让人失望的事物。不要和 ‘squid’（鱿鱼）混淆。

Examples

The squib made a small popping sound when it went off.

**小爆竹**爆炸时发出了轻微的噼啪声。

He wrote a funny squib about the election.

他写了一篇关于选举的幽默**短评**。

In action movies, a squib is used to create fake bullet wounds.

在动作片中，使用**小爆破装置**来制造假子弹伤口。

The fireworks show was a bit of a damp squib—nothing exciting happened.

烟花表演有点让人失望，像个“**哑爆竹**”——没什么激动人心的。

You can always count on him for a sharp little squib in the headline.

你总能指望他写出机智的**短评**作为标题。

The director called for another squib after the first one didn't go off.

导演在第一个**小爆破装置**没有爆炸后又叫来一个。