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英语单词“be dead in the water”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析

2个月前 (04-28)2
单词 be dead in the water 释义

be dead in the water

idiomIf something isdeadin thewater, it hasfailedand itseemsimpossiblethat it will besuccessfulin thefuture:沉沦,一蹶不振So how does agovernmentreviveaneconomythat isdeadin thewater?那么政府怎样才能使一蹶不振的经济起死回生呢?
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
not producing a desired result
  • unsuccessfulOur attempts to change the law were unsuccessful.
  • failedThe company went bankrupt pouring money into yet another failed product.
  • badSales have been really bad this quarter.
  • fruitlessAll our pleas that she remain in university were fruitless - she left anyway.
  • unfruitfulThe negotiations were unfruitful.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Unsuccessful (people and things)
  • abortive
  • achiever
  • botched
  • counterproductive
  • crowning
  • flatline
  • futile
  • go/get/head nowhereidiom
  • inauspicious
  • lame duck
  • no-win
  • rope
  • small-time
  • small-timer
  • stillborn
  • struggling
  • unavailing
  • vain
  • vainly
  • washed up
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(Definition ofbe dead in the waterfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus? Cambridge University Press)#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/be-dead-in-the-water##