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单词 lame duck
释义
lame duck
noun[C]
uk
/ˌleɪm ˈdʌk/us
/ˌleɪm ˈdʌk/

lame ducknoun[C](UNSUCCESSFUL)

anunsuccessfulpersonor thing
不太成功的人（或事物）
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
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.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Unsuccessful (people and things)
  • abortive
  • achiever
  • be dead in the wateridiom
  • botched
  • counterproductive
  • flatline
  • frustrated
  • futile
  • go/get/head nowhereidiom
  • inauspicious
  • no-win
  • rope
  • small-time
  • small-timer
  • stillborn
  • struggling
  • unavailing
  • vain
  • vainly
  • washed up
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lame ducknoun[C](POLITICS)

anelectedofficialwhosepowerisreducedbecause thepersonwho willreplacethem has already beenelected
跛脚鸭（即将届满卸任者）
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
International relations: United States politics & government
  • anti-Republican
  • battleground state
  • bicameral
  • blue state
  • caucus
  • confederacy
  • G-man
  • gubernatorial
  • homeland security
  • House Committee
  • impeach
  • joint resolution
  • override
  • secret service
  • secretary
  • Secretary of State
  • senate
  • the Articles of Confederation
  • the GOP
  • the Republican Party
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Elections
(Definition oflame duckfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

lame duck| American Dictionary

lame duck
noun[C]
us
/ˈleɪm ˈdʌk/
apersonwho still hastimetoservein anelectedpositiondespitenot beingelectedagain in arecentelection, with theresultthat thepersonhas norealpower
(Definition oflame duckfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

lame duck| Business English

lame duck
noun[C]
uk
us
anunsuccessfulperson, thing, ororganization:
A lot oftimeandeffortgoes intosupportingemployeeswho areessentiallylameducks.
This isregardedby many as alame-duckinitiativethat hasfailedtodeliveritspromises.
POLITICS
anelectedofficialwhosepowerisreducedbecause thepersonwho willreplacethem has already beenelected:
The twoyearshe has before he'sperceivedas alameduckwill be the mostpowerfulperiodof hispresidency.
apersonin apositionofauthorityin acompanyororganizationwhosepowerisreducedbecausetheirtimein thejobis about to end:
It'sfrustratingthat thepresentMD is alameduckand can't reallychangeanything very much.
(Definition oflame duckfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflame duck

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Finally, highly fractionalised parties in government enervated the authority of the executive and rendered prime ministers vulnerable to the problem of thelameduck.
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Therefore, in a perfect election, during the sitting president'slameduckperiod, the president-elect usually signals only obliquely that there will be a ritual burial of the predecessor.
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It is far from being alameduck.
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I wish to make clear that, in the longer term, the industry does not regard itself as alameduck.
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It started with the famous "lameduck" speech.
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Certainly the philosophy of the "lameduck" cannot be applied to this area, unless we are to accept the gravest political consequences.
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In other words, thelameduckpolicy was put into operation.
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I am afraid that on this occasion he has not only produced alameduckbut has gilded it with taxpayers' money.
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I apologise for referring again to the "lameduck" philosophy, but really this is an irrelevant approach.
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It is quite wrong for any newspaper to suggest that the board is alameduck.
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In the circumstances, should we not have a new definition of what is alameduck?
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In 1970, during theirlameduckperiod, they said that they would abolish it at the end of the seven years.
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It is helping thelameduckat the expense of bond holders rather than the taxpayer.
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I do not think that it is alameduck.
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We are therefore not discussing a company which is alameduck.
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