duds

1. ADJ 不中用的;失灵的;出故障的
   Dud means not working properly or not successful.
   1. He replaced a dud valve.
      他换掉了坏阀门。
   2. Dud is also a noun.
      
   3. The mine was a dud.
      矿井废弃了。

1. To be sure, the company has occasionally killed duds or those that fell out of favor.
   谷歌自己偶尔也会砍掉一些过时或过气的服务。
2. But after today, the question that has long dogged Google whether it can innovate in the social space and not just develop creative duds should be put to rest.
   谷歌除了开发一些虽颇具创意但毫无价值的小玩意，到底是否具备社交领域的创新能力？从今往后，这个一直笼罩在谷歌头上的疑问，应该可以寿终正寝了。
3. But what matters is that those that have-YouTube, maps, the Chrome browser and Android, for example& have more than compensated for the duds, and they have kept Google at the forefront of the tech industry for years.
   它们弥补了谷歌偶尔的失败，并让谷歌多年来一直都走在科技领域的最前沿。
4. Competitors can analyze which articles are successful or duds in rival publications.
   出版商可以分析竞争对手的出版物上哪些文章备受欢迎或无人问津。
5. No matter what they tell you, it's not free money, and no matter how high the limit, you shouldn't go blow it all on designer duds and a fancy vacation.
   无论他们告诉你什么，它不是免费的，并且无论她告诉你最高限额是多少，你不应该搞砸所有设计师设计的衣服和高档度假。
6. Just because you can afford designer duds doesn't mean you always have to wear them!
   买得起设计师大作并不等于要穿！
7. For workout duds, he wears basic T-shirts and shorts with cross-trainers.
   他锻炼时穿的行头是最简单的T恤、短裤和运动鞋。
8. People want BMWs to show they are rich; now they want matching-couples labeling to show they are in relationships, said Ms. Sun. And ultimately, matching duds is a way for people to feel secure, she said.
   她说，人们希望开宝马来显示自己的富有；现在又希望穿着情侣装来显示自己不是单身；归根到底，穿情侣装还是为了满足人们的安全感。
9. Up to 30 percent of the artillery shells fired never went off, experts say. Some were duds, but many simply slid deep into the mud without exploding.
   据专家估计，多达30%的炮弹在发射后没有爆炸。其中有一些是哑弹，但还有很多是因为淤陷泥中而未能正常引爆。
10. The women took slightly longer than the men to react to jokes that were funny-but were quicker to spot duds.
    但男性的情况却不同，他们似乎从最开始就对卡通画的趣味性抱有很大期待。女性对有趣的笑话的反应时间比男性略长，但却能更快识破冷笑话。
11. I think maybe our friend duds is not from this planet.
    我想我们的朋友达迪可能不是这个星球上的人。
12. Two of the fireworks in the box were duds.
    盒子里的烟火有两个是坏的。
13. All those clever, competitive people in a hothouse together without a few duds to discourage them from inventing derivatives so complicated that no one could understand them.
    所有那些聪敏的、有竞争力的人都聚在一个温室，但没有几个“庸才”来阻止这些人发明如此复杂、无人能够参透的金融衍生品。
14. I finished first, so I made one for you, duds.
    我是第一个完成的，所以帮你也做了一个，达斯。
15. There isn't one person reading this who hasn't sneaked Milk Duds or a box of Mike& Ike's into a movie theater.
    还没有拿着牛奶和巧克力走进电影院的人是意识不到的。
16. It takes hard graft, patience, plenty of duds, and instinct.
    它要求极为努力的工作、耐心、大量失败、还有直觉。
17. Get that foolish prissy to pack her little duds.
    让那个傻女孩百里茜把她的小衣服收拾一下。
18. Of the many bombs that were found, several turned out to be duds.
    在所发现的许多炸弹中，有一些已失效。
19. "I'll just take my field duds out to the truck and bring in the gear for a little cleaning."
    “我现在把野我穿的脏衣服拿到车里去，然后把那些家伙拿进来擦擦干净。”
20. Hitherto, Malaysian companies have had a remarkable record of picking duds when they buy foreign firms.
    迄今为之，马来西亚的公司在收购外国公司上拥有着一个值得注意的记录：选中垃圾公司。
21. The researches on Mao duds literary criticism are of the positive and negative attitudes in the period.
    摘要新时期以来对茅盾文学批评的研究，有肯定和贬抑两种态度。
22. The brown-haired tot is nearly always wearing designer duds, including a floor-length gown designed by Ralph Lauren.
    棕发小美女都穿名品服饰，她曾经就穿过拉夫•劳伦设计的一条垂地长礼服。
23. So you'll please get her little duds packed right away.
    如果你是个男的，我就因此拧断你的脖子。
24. There is a massive oversupply of duds in all walks of life; the problem is what to do about it.
    在所有行业中，庸才都明显过剩；问题是如何对待这些人。
25. One quick way to change your duds: invite friends over for a closet swap, to which everyone brings a few items they want to trade.
    一个迅速改变衣服的方法：邀请你的朋友参加一个衣服交换活动，每个人都带一些各自象交换的衣服。
26. The list is a depressingly long one. They all seemed like sensible ideas at the time, although with hindsight they were obvious duds.
    这个单子长得让人压抑，它们当时看起来似乎都是明智的点子，但回想起来就觉得毫无新意。
27. "Git your duds! you! Frenchy!" Nick was bellowing in his face.
    闭上你的嘴！你！法国人！尼克朝他愤怒地吼叫。
28. The first is to try, through training and a mixture of stick and carrot, to convert duds into non-duds.
    首先是尝试通过培训以及“大棒和胡萝卜”相结合的政策，让这些庸才发生改变。
29. The third option is to muddle through, shedding a few duds and tolerating the rest.
    第三种选择是得过且过，裁掉几个庸才，容忍其他的。
30. Visible, the first big shareholders of company governance role is not blindly negative correlation, but it needs to optimize its regulation in the market duds.
    可见，第一大股东对公司治理的作用并非一定负相关，一股独大并非一无是处，而需要在市场调节中渐进优化。

noun

1. informal terms for clothing

   Synonym:    togsthreads