单词 | dead duck |
释义 | dead duckWord forms: plural dead ducks countable noun If you describe someone or something as a dead duck, you are emphasizing that you think they have absolutely no chance of succeeding. [informal, emphasis] The government is a dead duck. dead duck in British Englishnoun slang a person or thing doomed to death, failure, etc, esp because of a mistake or misjudgment dead duck in American English or dead pigeon US, Slang a person or thing that is ruined or certain to suffer ruin, failure, or death; goner Examples of 'dead duck' in a sentence |
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