英语词汇“lame duck”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	lame duck
释义	lame duck noun 1. : a person unable to meet financial obligations — used especially of a speculator on an exchange 2. : an elected officer or group (as a legislature) continuing to hold political office during a usually brief interim between defeat for reelection and the inauguration of a successor < the president nominated for the Interstate Commerce Commission a lame duck — E.W.Carter & C.C.Rohlfing > < the 20th amendment abolished the lame-duck sessions of Congress > 3. : one that falls behind in ability or performance sometimes because of injury or deprivation : ne'er-do-well, straggler, victim, weak sister < lame ducks and neglected possibilities — George Santayana > < lame ducks and half-talents … used to be granted solo appearances — New Republic > < she always has to have a lame duck to look after — Louis Auchincloss >
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