lame duck
n. 无用的人, 即将卸职的官员
例句与用法:
The government should not waste money supporting lame ducks.
政府不应浪费资金去扶持那些无望的企业。
The ailing motor industry is a lame duck that the government has helped in the past.
境况不佳的汽车行业一直是政府补助的“跛鸦子”。
词形变化:
形容词: lame-duck |
ph.
无能力的人; 不中用的人(物)
lame ducklame duckn.1.■无用的人,投机者
lame duck1.■低能儿;残废的人,不中用的人,废物2.■[美国英语](任期将满而又未能重新当选的)落选官员(或议员),跛脚鸭;看守官员3.■不堪使用的破船(或飞机)4.■破产的证券投机者(或经纪人);无力偿债者5.■(没有政府财政援助而)难以维持的工业(或商业机构)
见:duck: lame duck
lame ducknoun- an ineffectual or unsuccessful person or thing
不中用的人(或物)
the British crew are no longer the lame ducks of the Olympic team.
英国队不再是奥运队中的废物了。
■(N. Amer.)an official (especially the President) in the final period of office, after the election of a successor
(北美)(继任者已选出)即将离任的官员(尤指总统)
[as modifier]a lame-duck administration.
即将离任的政府。
lame duck
名词 lame duck:
an elected official still in office but not slated to continue