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

• 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。
• Up to 30 percent of the artillery shells fired never went off, experts say. Some were duds, but many simply slid deep into the mud without exploding.
  据专家估计，多达30%的炮弹在发射后没有爆炸。其中有一些是哑弹，但还有很多是因为淤陷泥中而未能正常引爆。
• Of the many bombs that were found, several turned out to be duds.
  在所发现的许多炸弹中，有一些已失效。
• 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。
• But what matters is that those that have-YouTube, maps, the Chrome browser and Android, for example& have more than compensated for the duds, and they have kept Google at the forefront of the tech industry for years.
  它们弥补了谷歌偶尔的失败，并让谷歌多年来一直都走在科技领域的最前沿。
• 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。
• I think maybe our friend duds is not from this planet.
  我想我们的朋友达迪可能不是这个星球上的人。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。