non-event
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌnon-eˈvent noun [countable usually singular] DISAPPOINTEDan event that is disappointing because it is much less interesting, exciting, or important than you expected 远不如预料中那么有趣[兴奋,重要]的事;令人大失所望的事 In the end, the match turned out to be a non-event. 那场比赛最终令人大失所望。Examples from the Corpus
non-event• Carver's testimony turned out to be a non-event.ˌnon-eˈvent nounChineseSyllable
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non-event
ˌnon-eˈvent
noun [countable usually singular]
In the end, the match turned out to be a non-event.
ˌnon-eˈvent
noun [countable usually singular] Word Family: noun: event, non-event, eventuality, uneventfulness; adverb: eventfully ≠ uneventfully, eventually; adjective: eventful ≠ uneventful, eventual
an event that is disappointing because it is much less interesting, exciting, or important than you expected:
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