单词 | lame duck |
释义 | ˌlame ˈduck noun [countable] 1. a person, business etc that is having problems and needs help 跛足鸭〔指遭遇困难需要帮助的人、企业等〕2. lame duck president/governor/legislature etc informalFAIL a president, governor etc with no real power because his or her period in office will soon end 跛足鸭总统/州长/立法机构等〔指因任期将满而无实权〕From Longman Business Dictionarylame duckˌlame ˈduck noun [countable] informal1a politician or a government that no longer has any real power or authorityA bad defeat for his party in October risks making him a lame duck for the remaining two years of his presidency.2COMMERCEa company that is losing a lot of moneyWe don’t have time to fix broken companies and we won’t be buying any lame ducks.ˌlame ˈduck nounChineseSyllable that needs Business business is and person, a having problems help etc |
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