damp squib

剑桥词典

an event that is not as exciting or popular as people thought it would be
令人空欢喜之事；效果不理想之事
After all that media attention , the whole event turned out to be a bit of a damp squib , with very few people attending . 那次活动虽然媒体很关注，但来参加的人却寥寥无几，与预期相差甚远。 返回 damp squib