dud
/dʌd/ (bre, ipa) · /dʌd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdəd/ (ame, mw)
dud — 名詞
- dudsingular
- dudsplural
1. something that does not work the way it should, or something that turns out to b
失敗品；廢物
沒有用處或無法正常運作的東西
something that does not work the way it should, or something that turns out to be useless or disappointing.
We bought a coffee machine, but it was a dud that stopped after three days.
我們買了一台咖啡機，但那是個失敗品，用了三天就壞了。
a dud: a product that fails to work
The highly anticipated movie turned out to be a total dud.
那部備受期待的電影結果是個徹底的失敗。
Ahmed spent weeks on the business deal, but it was a dud from the start.
Ahmed 花了好幾週準備那筆生意，但從一開始就是個失敗品。
Three of the ten light bulbs were duds that would not light up.
十個燈泡中有三個是壞的，完全不會亮。
- success
something that works well or achieves its goal
文法句型
a dud
turns out to be a dud
用法筆記
Often used informally about products, plans, or events that fail to deliver the expected result. More emphatic and casual than 'failure'.
常見錯誤
2. a bomb, shell, or missile that fails to explode when it is supposed to.
未爆彈
未能引爆的炸彈或飛彈
a bomb, shell, or missile that fails to explode when it is supposed to.
Army teams cleared the area after discovering a dud from the war.
陸軍小組清空了該區域，因為發現了一枚戰爭期間留下來的未爆彈。
a dud: unexploded ordnance
Construction workers stopped the project when their digger hit a dud buried underground.
建築工人暫停了工程，因為挖土機挖到了一枚埋在地下的未爆彈。
Specialists were sent in to safely remove the dud from the old training ground.
專家被派去安全地移除舊訓練場上的未爆彈。
The old mortar shell was a dud, and the neighbours were never in danger.
那枚舊迫擊砲彈是未爆彈，鄰居們從來沒有真正的危險。
- misfire
refers to a gun or shot that fails to fire, not the bomb itself
文法句型
a dud
用法筆記
This is the original literal meaning of 'dud'. Used in military and historical contexts. Often describes bombs or shells from past wars found long after the conflict ended.
3. a person's clothes or outfit, especially when considered for a particular purpos
衣服；服裝
衣著（英式非正式用語）
a person's clothes or outfit, especially when considered for a particular purpose or activity.
Mateo put on his best duds for the wedding and headed out the door.
Mateo 穿上他最好的衣服參加婚禮，然後走出了家門。
informal British: duds = clothes
The party guests wore their smartest duds, and Nico felt underdressed in his old jeans.
派對上每個人都穿著最講究的衣服，Nico 穿著舊牛仔褲覺得自己穿得太隨便了。
The football team travelled in their matching tracksuit duds for the away game.
足球隊穿著統一的運動服搭車前往客場比賽。
Yuki wore her gardening duds, old trousers and a worn T-shirt, while planting flowers.
Yuki 穿著園藝用的舊衣服——一條舊褲子和一件磨損的 T 恤——在種花。
文法句型
duds
用法筆記
Always used in the plural form 'duds'. Purely informal and strongly associated with British English. Younger speakers may use it playfully. Not appropriate in formal or academic writing.
常見錯誤
dud — 形容詞
- dudpositive
- duddercomparative
- duddestsuperlative
1. not working correctly, or of such poor quality that it has no real value or use.
故障的；無用的
無法正常運作或沒有價值的
not working correctly, or of such poor quality that it has no real value or use.
The mechanic said the car's battery was dud and needed replacing immediately.
技師說車子的電池壞了，需要立刻更換。
predictive use: be dud
We wasted money on a dud phone that froze every time we opened an app.
我們花錢買了一支故障手機，每次打開應用程式就當機。
attributive use: a dud phone
Aisha knew the old charger was dud when her laptop battery stayed at zero for hours.
Aisha 知道舊充電器壞了，因為筆電電池連充好幾個小時電量還是零。
The company recalled a batch of dud smoke detectors that failed to sound during tests.
公司召回了一批故障的煙霧偵測器，因為它們在測試時沒有發出警報。
文法句型
a dud + noun
be dud
用法筆記
Informal — used in everyday conversation but not in formal reports or academic writing. Can be used before a noun ('a dud battery') or after 'be' ('the battery is dud').