lame duck
英音[ ˌleɪm ˈdʌk ] 美音[ ˌleɪm ˈdʌk ]

跛脚鸭

常用释义

词性释义

无能为力的人或事物:指一个不成功的人或事物。

即将离任的官员:指一个被选举的官员,由于接替他们的人已经当选,他们的权力被削弱。
例句
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1·The bird continued flying and saw a lame duck help a little duck find the way back home.
小鸟继续飞,看到一只跛鸭在帮助一只小鸭子找回家的路。
2·The bird continued flying and saw a lame duck help a little duck who got lost to find the way back home.
小鸟继续飞着,看到一只跛足的鸭子帮助了一只迷路的小鸭子找回家的路。
3·The lame duck wasn't happy because it had to help others.
跛脚鸭不高兴,因为它必须帮助别人。
4·The water plant is a lame duck.
水生植物是一只跛足的鸭子。
5·The water plant is a lame duck.
这家水厂是一个难以经营的企业。
6·A lame duck, of course.
当然是跛鸭喽。
7·Sally always has to have a lame duck to look after.
萨莉总是要找个残疾的人来加以照顾。
8·Now I'm the hanger-on at these parties - the lame duck.
现在我是依附在这些聚会上-的一个无用的人。
9·A lame duck manager cannot bring his business back on track.
一个无能的经理无法把他的企业重新拉回正常经营的轨道上来。
10·When he failed the exam, he thought he was really a lame duck.
考试失败后,他感觉自己真是个无用的人。
1·The treasury secretary is increasingly seen as a lame duck, to be replaced in January when Barack Obama takes office.
保尔森的转变也引来了质疑,财长已经被越来越多的人视为一只跛脚鸭,一个明年一月随着奥巴马入主白宫就要被别人代替的无用的人。
同义词
n.
投机者;无用的人