| 词汇 | be-dead-in-the-water |
| 释义 | be dead in the wateridiom If something is dead in the water, it has failed and it seems impossible that it will be successful in the future: 沉沦，一蹶不振 So how does a government revive an economy that is dead in the water?那么政府怎样才能使一蹶不振的经济起死回生呢？ 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. Unsuccessful (people and things) abortive abortively achiever bootless bootlessly fruitlessness frustrated futile futilely go/get/head nowhereidiom on the ropesidiom redemption rope small-time small-timer up and downidiom vain vainly washed up you and whose army?idiom |
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