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

• For workout duds, he wears basic T-shirts and shorts with cross-trainers.
  他锻炼时穿的行头是最简单的T恤、短裤和运动鞋。
• The list is a depressingly long one. They all seemed like sensible ideas at the time, although with hindsight they were obvious duds.
  这个单子长得让人压抑，它们当时看起来似乎都是明智的点子，但回想起来就觉得毫无新意。
• 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。
• 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。
• But after today, the question that has long dogged Google whether it can innovate in the social space and not just develop creative duds should be put to rest.
  谷歌除了开发一些虽颇具创意但毫无价值的小玩意，到底是否具备社交领域的创新能力？从今往后，这个一直笼罩在谷歌头上的疑问，应该可以寿终正寝了。
• Two of the fireworks in the box were duds.
  盒子里的烟火有两个是坏的。
• Of the many bombs that were found, several turned out to be duds.
  在所发现的许多***中，有一些已失效。
• 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。
• There is a massive oversupply of duds in all walks of life; the problem is what to do about it.
  在所有行业中，庸才都明显过剩；问题是如何对待这些人。
• 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。