dead duck

英 [ded dʌk]

美 [ded dʌk]

n.  注定要失败的人(或事物)

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 注定要失败的人（或事物）
  If you describe someone or something as adead duck, you are emphasizing that you think they have absolutely no chance of succeeding.
  1. The government is a dead duck.
     这个政府注定要垮台。

英英释义

noun

• something doomed to failure
  1. he finally admitted that the legislation was a dead duck
  2. the idea of another TV channel is now a dead duck
  3. as theories go, that's a dead duck

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