duds
duds — 名詞
- dudssingular
- dudsesplural
1. things that fail to work the way they are supposed to, such as a device, a plan,
失敗品；廢物
無法正常運作或毫無價值的東西
things that fail to work the way they are supposed to, such as a device, a plan, or an attempt that produces no useful result
Ryo bought a new flashlight, but it was a dud — the bulb never lit up.
Ryo 買了一支新手電筒，結果是失敗品——燈泡根本不亮。
noun: be a dud (something fails to work)
The company's latest product was a complete dud that nobody wanted to buy.
這家公司的最新產品是個徹底的失敗品，根本沒人想買。
collocation: complete dud
Amani tried three pens; two were duds that left no ink on the paper.
Amani 試了三支筆，其中兩支是廢物，在紙上完全不出墨。
The movie was a dud at the box office and barely earned back its costs.
那部電影在票房上是個失敗品，賺的錢幾乎無法回收成本。
noun phrase: be a dud at [place/event]
- complete dud
- total dud
- turn out to be a dud
- a dud of a [movie/product]
文法句型
used only in the plural
用法筆記
Used only in the plural form (duds), though the singular (a dud) is very common when referring to one individual failed item. Often describes bombs, devices, business ventures, or events that disappoint expectations.
常見錯誤
2. a set of clothes, especially casual or informal clothing that someone wears for
便服；服裝
休閒或非正式的穿著
a set of clothes, especially casual or informal clothing that someone wears for everyday activities
Benjamin showed up at the party wearing casual summer duds and sandals.
Benjamin 穿著休閒的夏季便服和涼鞋出現在派對上。
collocation: summer duds
Hoa packed her travel duds in a small bag for the weekend trip.
Hoa 把旅行便服裝進一個小袋子裡，準備週末出遊。
collocation: travel duds
The shop sells affordable hiking duds like boots and waterproof jackets.
這家店賣平價的登山服裝，例如靴子和防水夾克。
Nila bought some stylish new duds for the job interview next week.
Nila 為了下週的面試買了幾件時髦的新服裝。
adjective + duds: new/stylish duds
- casual duds
- summer duds
- travel duds
- work duds
- stylish duds
- new duds
文法句型
used only in the plural
用法筆記
Informal plural noun — never used in the singular when referring to clothing. Common in casual conversation and advertising, but avoid in formal writing. Often appears with an adjective describing the type or style of clothing (summer duds, work duds, fancy duds).
常見錯誤
duds — 形容詞
- dudspositive
- dudsercomparative
- dudsestsuperlative
1. describing something that does not work properly or is worthless, such as a devi
故障；失效
無法正常運作或毫無價值
describing something that does not work properly or is worthless, such as a device, plan, or attempt that has no value or result
The mechanic said the spark plugs were dud and needed replacing.
技師說火星塞故障了，需要更換。
adjective: dud + noun (spark plugs)
Eli spent his money on a dud phone that would not connect to Wi-Fi.
Eli 把錢花在一支故障的手機上，那支手機連不上 Wi-Fi。
Several dud fireworks lay scattered on the ground after the display was over.
表演結束後，好幾個失效的煙火散落在地上。
attributive use: dud fireworks
The team realized the new software was a dud investment that never improved their work.
團隊意識到那套新軟體是個失敗的投資，從未改善他們的工作效率。
- dud phone
- dud battery
- dud fireworks
- dud investment
- dud idea
- working
dud means not working
- functional
dud means lacking function
文法句型
dud + noun (attributive use)
用法筆記
Used attributively before a noun (a dud phone) or predicatively after the verb be (the phone was dud). When used predicatively, the form stays dud (not duds). Less common than the noun sense, but natural in informal conversation about faulty things.
常見錯誤
同根字
- dud形容詞B2