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词汇 lost-cause
释义 lost cause
noun[ Cusually singular ]
uk /ˌlɒst ˈkɔːz/ us /ˌlɑːst ˈkɑːz/
someone or something that has no chance of succeeding: 没有希望的人(或事)
I used to try to get him to do some exercise but then decided he was a lost cause.我曾试图让他运动运动,但后来觉得他真是无可救药。
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lost cause | American Dictionary


lost cause
noun[ C ]
us/ˈlɔst ˈkɔz/
something that cannot be achieved:
It rained all weekend, so painting the house was a lost cause.

Examples of lost cause


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Prison reform was not a lostcause, but the achievement of it by means of any heavy-handed centralizing measure was.
Langley is becoming a lostcause, a vandalised ghetto of sickness and despair.
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Parliament would clearly be embarking on a lostcause.
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Louise was always looking for a lostcause to fight for, and the gang made fun of her for it.
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Mason talked about this but said that they were fighting for a lostcause, and that the station was not changing back.
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Biddle finally resumed his pre-contraction policies and by the close of 1834, all recharter efforts were abandoned as a lostcause.
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Studnicka came from the bullpen for long relief in a lostcause.
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Betty asks if she has to die for a lostcause, would he honor her, too?
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Bart explained he had all-summer detention, and felt he was a lostcause because no one believed in him.
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Neuborne has been called a defender of lost causes.
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Curran, who had a passion for lost causes, represented the priest and won over the jury by setting aside the issue of religion.
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A portable implementation for call/cc using the natural mapping is a lostcause.
It accepts that some formulations of the doctrine are a lostcause.
Those who try to resist going into such villages are also fighting a lostcause.
Or why they so strongly imply that any presumption of long-term action for a better world is likely to be a lostcause?
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