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squib
- IPA[skwɪb]
英式
- a small firework that burns with a hissing sound before exploding.;a short piece of satirical writing.
- kick (the ball) a comparatively short distance on a kick-off; execute (a kick) in this way;utter, write, or publish a satirical or sarcastic attack
verb: squib, 3rd person present: squibs, gerund or present participle: squibbing, past tense: squibbed, past participle: squibbed
noun: squib, plural noun: squibs
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a small firework that burns with a hissing sound before exploding.
- 2. a short piece of satirical writing.
- ▪ North American a short news item or filler in a newspaper.
- 3. informal a small, slight, or weak person, especially a child.
- 4. a short kick on a kick-off.
動詞
- 1. kick (the ball) a comparatively short distance on a kick-off; execute (a kick) in this way we decided to squib the kick
- 2. archaic utter, write, or publish a satirical or sarcastic attack it is a sport now to taunt and squib and deride at other men's virtues
- ▪ lampoon the mendicant parson, whom I am so fond of squibbing