squib

squib
noun
  1. a small firework that burns with a hissing sound before exploding
    （在爆炸前发出咝咝声的）小爆竹，小鞭炮
    ■a short piece of satirical writing
    讽刺短文
    ■(N. Amer.)a short news item or filler in a newspaper
    (北美)（报纸的）短新闻；补白
  2. (informal)a small, slight, or weak person, especially a child
    (非正式)瘦小者；体弱者（尤指小孩）
  3. (American Football)a short kick on a kick-off
    (美橄)到位开球
(squibbed, squibbing)
  1. [with obj.](American Football)kick (the ball) a comparatively short distance on a kick-off; execute (a kick) in this way
    (美橄)到位开（球）
  2. [no obj.](archaic)utter, write, or publish a satirical or sarcastic attack
    (古)挖苦；写（或发表）讽刺文章
    ■[with obj.]lampoon
    讽刺
    the mendicant parson, whom I am so fond of squibbing.
    那个我非常喜欢讽刺的托钵修道会牧师。
语源
  1. early 16th cent. (in sense 1): of unknown origin; perhaps imitative of a small explosion. The verb was first recorded in sense 2 (late 16th cent.)
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