dead duck

英 美
  • n.必然要完蛋的人;无望的事;没有价值的人或事
  • dead adj.死的;不起作用的;无趣的;筋疲力尽的;麻木的;完全的;无效的;沉闷的;(指球)界外的adv.完全地;直接地;突然地
  • duck n.鸭肉;鸭;亲爱的人v.躲避,闪开;潜入
Noun:
  1. something doomed to failure;

    "he finally admitted that the legislation was a dead duck"
    "the idea of another TV channel is now a dead duck"
    "as theories go, that's a dead duck"

    1. For the next few years at least, the fourth channel is a dead duck.
      过不了几年,第四频道一定会办不下去的。

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