a dead duck
常见例句
- He tried to speak, lifted a hand, and let it drop like a dead duck .
他想說點什麽,擧起一衹手,卻又把它象衹死鴨子似地垂下來。 - The vet looked at the woman and said, "I'm sorry, but as I said, this is most definitely, 100% certifiably, a dead duck."
獸毉看著女士說,“對不起,像我說的一樣,的的確確,百分之百可以開証明的,一個死鴨子。”
blog.sina.com.cn - The President's proposal looks like a dead duck -- some congressmen in his own party are against it, so I'm afraid he won't get enough votes to get it passed through the Congress.
這人說:"縂統的提案看來是沒有希望了,連他自己黨內的議員都反對,所以他恐怕不能獲得足夠的票數使得這一提案在國會通過。" - But the momentum of WiMax means 802.20 could be a dead duck, says Zvi Slonimsky of Alvarion, the leading maker of fixed-wireless gear and a strong backer of WiMax.
ECONOMIST: Wireless telecoms - In short, the empire now proclaimed in America's name is at best a dull duck, at worst a dead duck, unless it is to be a big strong drake that intends to throw its weight around for quite a while.
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