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Which some military experts suggested might have been something of a damp squib.
朝鲜已提高了核能力——一些军事专家认为。
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。
"He never told me his sister as a Squib, " said Harry, without thinking, still cold inside.
“他从未跟我说他妹妹是个哑炮。”哈利脱口而出，仍感寒气攻心。
If Filch's trying to learn magic from a Kwikspell course, I reckon he must be a Squib.
如果费尔奇想通过快速念咒函授课程来学习魔法，那他肯定是个哑炮。
So far the torpedo has proved a damp squib, with observers arguing that Europe has not gained any leverage to press its demands.
迄今为止，鱼雷已经证明只是一记哑炮。观察者称，欧洲没有获得任何筹码来强调其要求。
Consequently, the Squibs soon developed a complex culture of barter and trade as different Squib tribes dealt with one another.
由于不同的斯奎布人部落互相打交道，他们因此迅速发展出了复杂的易货和贸易文化。
This means the review could be a damp squib . however , there were signs that the commission is working to meet other trade concerns.
这意味着评价并没有达到预期效果。然而，有迹象表明委员会正在迎合某些其他的贸易关切。
It was a damp squib. Global financial turmoil should encourage it to produce some fireworks.
政策没有达到预期的效果，也许全球经济动荡会让这个话题引起人们的一些争辩。
Today, the bang from that easy buck also appears to have shrunk to a small squib.
这一回，廉价资金带来的巨响，似乎也变成了个小哑炮。
The Communist Party last month unveiled a "new" policy on landholdings . It was a damp squib.
上个月，共产党首次出台了土地所有的新政策，但效果令人失望。