Word · Frequency #20726

fizzle

/ˈfizl/

noun

失败；夭折；不成器的事物

An abortive effort; a flop or dud.

1.
A spluttering or hissing sound.
噼啪声或嘶嘶声
2.
Failure of an exploding nuclear bomb to meet its expected yield during testing.
核弹在测试中未达到预期产量的失败
3.
An abortive effort; a flop or dud.
失败的尝试；失败或无效
4.
A state of agitation or worry.
焦虑或担忧的状态

嘶嘶声；噗噗声；焦虑不安；烦躁；（核弹试爆）未达预期当量；噼啪声或嘶嘶声；核弹在测试中未达到预期产量的失败

In use

The audience's fizzle of disapproval was barely audible.

观众不以为然的嘶嘶声几乎听不见。

The project was a complete fizzle despite all the initial hype.

尽管最初大肆宣传，该项目还是彻底失败了。

The party turned out to be a fizzle when only three people showed up.

只有三个人到场，派对结果以失败告终。

a total fizzle: 彻底的失败；完全泡汤; The launch event turned out to be a total fizzle.这场发布会最终完全失败了。
a box-office fizzle: 票房惨败; Despite the star cast, the movie was a box-office fizzle.尽管有明星阵容，这部电影还是票房惨败。
a faint fizzle: 微弱的嘶嘶声; All we heard was a faint fizzle from the damp fuse.我们只听到受潮引信发出微弱的嘶嘶声。
the fizzle of a firecracker: 鞭炮的嘶嘶声（或闷响）; The fizzle of a firecracker told us it was damp.鞭炮的闷响告诉我们它受潮了。
a nuclear fizzle: 未达预期产量的核弹试爆; The test was rated a nuclear fizzle because the yield was far too low.由于产量过低，这次试验被判定为未达预期产量的核弹试爆。

开瓶时“嘶嘶”（fizz）喷气，但很快泄完——像计划泄气般落空，只剩失败和空响。

语域：mixed 常见场景：描述气体、液体或烟火发出的声音、日常评价计划、活动或作品的成败 fizzle 作名词时，语域会随义项变化：表示‘嘶嘶声’时通常较中性，比较常见于描述声音；表示‘失败、不成功的事’时多用于日常口语或非正式评价。请根据实际搭配和语境选择。

真正押韵（重读元音及之后发音均为 /ɪz.əl/）：sizzle、drizzle。注意形似但发音不同：fizz 和 fizzy 以 fizz- 开头，但没有 /əl/ 结尾；puzzle 和 nozzle 以 -zzle 结尾，但元音分别是 /ʌ/ 和 /ɒ/。

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