nonstarter
[nɔn'stɑ:tə]
n. 弃权出赛的马, 早就无成功希望的人, 未开始的人, 不被接受的计划或提案
nonstarter
同义词:
unusual | out of the ordinary | atypical | special | modified | altered | custom-made | custom-built | nonconforming |
反义词:
standard |
nonstarter[nɔn'stɑ:tə]n.1.■未能参加比赛的人(或马);开始即失利者2.■无用之人(或东西);无成功希望的人(或事)3.■[口语]不切实际的想法4.■搁浅的计划,未解决的问题
nonstarter
名词 nonstarter:
a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently
同义词:failure, loser, unsuccessful person
a horse that fails to run in a race for which it has been entered
nonstarter
■"Many lawmakers are pronouncing the budget a nonstarter" (Christian Science Monitor)
“许多法律制定者们都断言说预算毫无机会成功”(基督教科学箴言报)
■Unfortunately, this strategy is a nonstarter for fighting computer viruses.
不幸的是,这种策略对于计算机病毒是无效的。
■India, which has long harbored hopes of setting aside stockpiles as China started to do last year, may find its plans a nonstarter at current rates.
中国从去年开始增加原油储备,而印度早已有此想法,但它可能会发现以目前的速度将远远无法实现储备计划。
■To Paul, the administration's health plan is simple and straightforward. To Keith, it is a nonstarter.
保罗认为,政府的医疗卫生计划是简单明了的,而基思则认为这是不可取的。
■That would be a nonstarter with Democrats and the White House has backed away from seeking to make it part of a short-term stimulus package.
对于民主党来说是无成功的希望了,白宫已逐渐不再仅仅寻找一个短期的刺激经济的一揽子方案了。
■We wanted to buy a house,but that was a nonstarter; we hadn't nearly enough money.
我们想买所房子,但这只是空想,因为我们根本没有足够的钱。
■Control is a nonstarter in a bottom-up, peer-powered society.
而如果整个社会是自下而上、由同辈力量驱动的话,“控制”也就毫无作用可言了。
■If the only thing that lives in his place other than him is the mold in the back of his fridge, he's a nonstarter.
若在他的住所里,除了他以外,唯一一个和他一起生活的事物只是他那冰箱后的模型的话,那他是不会在感情上成功的。
■This was a nonstarter for the Palestinians, but it had the holographic glow of a step forward.
这对巴勒斯坦而言毫无意义,但毕竟使人看到了局势进展的曙光。