duds

英 [dʌdz]

美 [dʌdz]

n.  不中用的东西; 废物; 衣裳
dud的复数

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

• informal terms for clothing
  Synonym:togsthreads

双语例句

• Two of the fireworks in the box were duds.
  盒子里的烟火有两个是坏的。
• One quick way to change your duds: invite friends over for a closet swap, to which everyone brings a few items they want to trade.
  一个迅速改变衣服的方法：邀请你的朋友参加一个衣服交换活动，每个人都带一些各自象交换的衣服。
• People want BMWs to show they are rich; now they want matching-couples labeling to show they are in relationships, said Ms. Sun. And ultimately, matching duds is a way for people to feel secure, she said.
  她说，人们希望开宝马来显示自己的富有；现在又希望穿着情侣装来显示自己不是单身；归根到底，穿情侣装还是为了满足人们的安全感。
• Hitherto, Malaysian companies have had a remarkable record of picking duds when they buy foreign firms.
  迄今为之，马来西亚的公司在收购外国公司上拥有着一个值得注意的记录：选中垃圾公司。
• All those clever, competitive people in a hothouse together without a few duds to discourage them from inventing derivatives so complicated that no one could understand them.
  所有那些聪敏的、有竞争力的人都聚在一个温室，但没有几个“庸才”来阻止这些人发明如此复杂、无人能够参透的金融衍生品。
• Competitors can analyze which articles are successful or duds in rival publications.
  出版商可以分析竞争对手的出版物上哪些文章备受欢迎或无人问津。
• To be sure, the company has occasionally killed duds or those that fell out of favor.
  谷歌自己偶尔也会砍掉一些过时或过气的服务。
• So you'll please get her little duds packed right away.
  如果你是个男的，我就因此拧断你的脖子。
• The third option is to muddle through, shedding a few duds and tolerating the rest.
  第三种选择是得过且过，裁掉几个庸才，容忍其他的。
• The first is to try, through training and a mixture of stick and carrot, to convert duds into non-duds.
  首先是尝试通过培训以及“大棒和胡萝卜”相结合的政策，让这些庸才发生改变。