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

• With Chrysler's market share in a death spiral, Fiat will finally grasp that this dud is exactly that-a dud.
  眼见克莱斯勒的市场份额呈现死亡式螺旋下降，菲亚特会最终认识到这个不中用的公司还真就是不中用了。
• Not one of the books she has written has been a dud.
  她写的书没有一本是有用的。
• Not only is it easier for institutions to eject a dud chief executive.
  不但机构比较容易罢免无能的首席执行官。
• 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。
• Not only does this mean that MAKEDEV is no longer needed ( since all registered devices simply "appear" in/ dev), but it means that/ dev is no longer cluttered with hundreds of "dud" device nodes.
  这不仅仅意味着不再需要MAKEDEV（因为所有注册的设备都只“出现”在/dev中），还意味着/dev不再被成百个“无用的”设备节点所充斥。
• The shells are of poor quality, there is another dud here.
  这批子弹质量真差，这又是一颗瞎火。
• People predicted that by week's end Obama would either be a major star or a major dud.
  有人预测，本周末奥巴马要么是个明星要么是个哑弹。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。