| 词汇 | lame-duck |
| 释义 | lame duck noun[ C ] uk /ˌleɪm ˈdʌk/ us /ˌleɪm ˈdʌk/ lame ducknoun[C] (UNSUCCESSFUL)an unsuccessful person or thing不太成功的人（或事物） someone or something that is not successful failureThe shuttle launch was a complete failure. successThe operation was a success. turkeyI really wanted to like it, but that show ended up being a real turkey. clunkerUSThat pitch was a real clunker. bombUSHis website was one of the biggest dotcom bombs in the history of the internet. dudMy charger doesn't work - I think I've got a dud. Unsuccessful (people and things) abortive abortively achiever be dead in the wateridiom bootless fruitlessly fruitlessness frustrated futile futilely on the ropesidiom redemption rope small-time small-timer up and downidiom vain vainly washed up you and whose army?idiom lame ducknoun[C] (POLITICS)an elected official whose power is reduced because the person who will replace them has already been elected跛脚鸭（即将届满卸任者） International relations: United States politics & government anti-Republican battleground state bicameral blue state caucus confederacy gubernatorial homeland security House Committee Independence Day joint resolution override pentagon secret service secretary Secretary of State senate the Articles of Confederation the GOP the Republican Party You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Elections lame duck | American Dictionarylame duck noun[ C ] us/ˈleɪm ˈdʌk/ a person who still has time to serve in an elected position despite not being elected again in a recent election, with the result that the person has no real power lame duck | Business Englishlame duck noun[ C ] ukus an unsuccessful person, thing, or organization: A lot of time and effort goes into supporting employees who are essentially lame ducks. This is regarded by many as a lame-duck initiative that has failed to deliver its promises. POLITICS an elected official whose power is reduced because the person who will replace them has already been elected: The two years he has before he's perceived as a lame duck will be the most powerful period of his presidency. a person in a position of authority in a company or organization whose power is reduced because their time in the job is about to end: It's frustrating that the present MD is a lame duck and can't really change anything very much. Examples of lame ducklame duck Finally, highly fractionalised parties in government enervated the authority of the executive and rendered prime ministers vulnerable to the problem of the lameduck. Therefore, in a perfect election, during the sitting president's lameduck period, the president-elect usually signals only obliquely that there will be a ritual burial of the predecessor. It is far from being a lameduck. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I wish to make clear that, in the longer term, the industry does not regard itself as a lameduck. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It started with the famous "lameduck" speech. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Certainly the philosophy of the "lameduck" cannot be applied to this area, unless we are to accept the gravest political consequences. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In other words, the lameduck policy was put into operation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am afraid that on this occasion he has not only produced a lameduck but has gilded it with taxpayers' money. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I apologise for referring again to the "lameduck" philosophy, but really this is an irrelevant approach. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is quite wrong for any newspaper to suggest that the board is a lameduck. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the circumstances, should we not have a new definition of what is a lameduck? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In 1970, during their lameduck period, they said that they would abolish it at the end of the seven years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is helping the lameduck at the expense of bond holders rather than the taxpayer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not think that it is a lameduck. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are therefore not discussing a company which is a lameduck. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of lame duck These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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