1. Does that mean Pittsburgh will be a damp squib? 这不是意味着匹兹堡会议会一无所获?
2. North Korea's nuclear test was a damp squib in market terms. 北朝的核实验对于市场而言,也不过是一枚哑炮而已。
3. After the damp squib of Lisbon, further big treaties look unlikely. 里斯本条约落空后,更大的条约不太可能达成了。
4. It was a bit of a damp squib, making no firm recommendations and proposing no new regulation or legislation. 不过它就像一个受潮了的爆竹,既没有给出坚决的建议,也没有提出新的规章或者法规。
5. After all that media attention the whole event turned out a bit of a damp squib with almost nobody attending. 媒介对此事都十分关注,而结果是因为几乎无人参加而使整件事泡了汤。