no cigar
基本解释
- 没有雪茄
- 还不够（非正式）
英汉例句
- I think that's close,but no cigar.
我想就很接近了，但还不够。 - "Good guess, but no cigar, " Ed said, and left me wondering for a while.
“很好的猜想，但不对”,Ed边说边走，留下我一个人在那里深思。 - It was close but no cigar for the city's parched reservoir yesterday as brief but violent thunderstorm drenched the tristate area but missed upstate- yet again.
昨天一场短暂但来势汹汹的雷雨浸透了三州地区，可是再度错过上州，给干旱的纽约市。 - I think that's close,but no cigar.
我想就很接近了，但还不够。
耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选 - As they say, close, but no cigar.
FORBES: Can the Bears Keep the Dow Below 12,000? - The voters say close but no cigar.
FORBES: At the Winter Meetings: Hall Snubs Miller Again - There is more academic research than you can shake a Havana cigar at saying there is no correlation between wealth and happiness.
FORBES: The Happiness Business