Word · Frequency #20726
fizzle
/ˈfizl/
verb
发出嘶嘶声;噼啪作响
To sputter or hiss.
- 1.
To sputter or hiss.
发出噼啪声或嘶嘶声
- 2.
To fail to generate the expected yield when exploded during testing.
在测试中未能产生预期产量
(爆炸物)未爆炸;成为哑弹;发出噼啪声或嘶嘶声;在测试中未能产生预期产量;发嘶嘶声;失败
In use
The attempt to climb the mountain fizzled due to bad weather.
His enthusiasm for the hobby fizzled after he realized how much time it required.
The protest fizzled out when the rain started.
Verb forms
base fizzle · third person fizzles · -ing fizzling · past fizzled · past participle fizzled
fizzle 是规则动词。
Connections
Collocations
- fizzle out
- 发出嘶嘶声后逐渐熄灭
- The sparkler fizzled out after a few flashes.仙女棒噼啪作响,闪了几下就熄灭了。
- fireworks fizzle
- 烟花嘶嘶作响而未炸开
- The damp fireworks fizzled and smoked, disappointing the crowd.受潮的烟花只发出嘶嘶声和烟雾,让观众很失望。
- bomb fizzles
- 炸弹未爆炸,成为哑弹
- The old bomb fizzled instead of detonating.那枚旧炸弹没有爆炸,成了哑弹。
Idioms & figurative uses
- fizzle out
- 逐渐失败,不了了之The project started with great enthusiasm, but it fizzled out within a month.这个项目一开始热情高涨,但不到一个月就逐渐失败了。
Synonyms
- sputter
- 发出断续的噼啪/噗噗声 · sputter 侧重声音断续、喷溅;fizzle 还带出声音渐弱而止的意味。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象汽水开瓶时“嘶嘶”(fizz)作响,放久了只剩微弱余响(fizzle),气泡没了——事情也这样不了了之地失败。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:物体燃烧或放气时发出短促嘶嘶声/噼啪声、爆炸物测试未达预期产量时 fizzle 作动词通常有两种使用场景:一是描述物体燃烧或放气时发出的短促嘶嘶声/噼啪声,这类用法日常、偏中性;二是在爆炸物测试中表示未能产生预期产量,属于专业技术语境。因此整体语域为混合,需根据上下文判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的有 drizzle 和 sizzle(重读音节后的 /ɪzəl/ 与 fizzle 相同)。muzzle、puzzle、guzzle、nozzle 虽然拼写都以 -zzle 结尾,但元音不同,并不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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