| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_someone-or-something-that-is-not-successful |
| 释义 | someone or something that is not successfulThese words describe people or things that are not successful or that do not succeed. One common word for this is failure. Failure can be used to describe people or things, but is more commonly used to describe things. The shuttle launch was a complete failure. I feel like a failure - I didn't get the job. One opposite of failure is success. Success is often used of events or things. The operation was a success. For more opposites of failure, see the article at success. There are many informal words to describe things that fail. A turkey is something that fails badly. A clunker is something that fails completely because it was done very poorly. Something that was in a situation where it should have succeeded but does not can be called a bomb. Both clunker and bomb are used in US English. I really wanted to like it, but that show ended up being a real turkey. USThat pitch was a real clunker. USHis website was one of the biggest dotcom bombs in the history of the internet. If a thing does not work correctly and is therefore useless, you can say, in informal language, that it is a dud or a lemon. Lemon is used mostly in US English, and can refer specifically to newly purchased cars or other vehicles that do not work but should. My charger doesn't work - I think I've got a dud. His new car is a lemon. If something is very unsuccessful, usually because it does not work the way you expected, you can informally say that it is a disaster. The whole company was just a disaster. They hoped they would win the game, but it was a disaster. A person who always unsuccessful, no matter what they do, can be called a loser. Loser is informal and often is used in the phrase born loser. She just can't get ahead - she's a born loser. If a film, album, play, or book is not successful, you can, in informal language, call it a flop. His first feature-length film was a flop. Someone or something that is unsuccessful can be called a lame duck. This use is not very common. All the books in this series are excellent - there are no lame ducks. Even though he was a promising new player, he's turned out to be a real lame duck. A no-hoper or a non-starter is something that has no hope or chance of succeeding. No-hoper is used in UK English, and non-starter is used most often in political contexts, though it is informal. UKThat lot of no-hopers will never make it to the World Cup. They'll never agree to that - it's a non-starter for the Democrats. In much more formal writing, a non-success is something that doesn't achieve the desired result. The programme was required to track all measurable successes and non-successes. Related articlesto not work or happen as intended the fact of not being successful the fact of not doing something you should |
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