a lame duck
基本解释
- 倒霉的人（非正式）
- 处于困境者（非正式）
- 没有前途的人（非正式）
英汉例句
- Mr Olmert is a lame duck who will leave office after Israel's election in February.
奥尔默特总理无法作为，在2月的以色列选举后他即将离职。 - Mr Bush, a lame-duck president, would be a lame-duck president presiding over a lame-duck occupation.
届时，布什这位跛脚鸭总统，将在驻伊美军问题上也彻底跛掉。 - But he did not specifically pledge a vote during a coming lame-duck session of on offshore drilling controls.
但是，他并没有特别许诺在即将到来的新老议员交替时期，发起关于控制海底钻探的表决案。 - Congress holds a lame duck session after an election.
- Mr.Calderon's term in office ends in two years. Some analysts see him as a "lame duck" president with a keen interest in support from Washington.
- There is now a lame duck government in Portugal, with elections expected within three months.
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