| 单词 | lost cause |
| 释义 | lost cause noun[Cusually singular] uk/ˌlɒst ˈkɔːz/us/ˌlɑːst ˈkɑːz/someone or something that has nochanceofsucceeding: 没有希望的人（或事）I used totryto get him to do someexercisebut thendecidedhe was alostcause.我曾试图让他运动运动，但后来觉得他真是无可救药。 Failures
lost cause| American Dictionarylost cause noun[C] us/ˈlɔst ˈkɔz/something that cannot beachieved: Itrainedallweekend, sopaintingthehousewas a lost cause. Examplesoflost causelost cause A portable implementation for call/cc using the natural mapping is alostcause. From theCambridge English Corpus It accepts that some formulations of the doctrine are alostcause. From theCambridge English Corpus Those who try to resist going into such villages are also fighting alostcause. From theCambridge English Corpus Or why they so strongly imply that any presumption of long-term action for a better world is likely to be alostcause? From theCambridge English Corpus These results demonstrate that while the urban areas presented more of a challenge for the governing party, they were by no means alostcause. From theCambridge English Corpus I am afraid that is alostcause. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 One vociferous defence of alostcausewas the exception. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am convinced that they are in some degree defending alostcause. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Everybody who heard him will admire the gallantry and courage with which he pursues his lonely battle for alostcause. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It also means that when the committee voted by a majority of one to reject the common position, it was already fighting alostcause. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English I think that it is a sign that we are not entirely alostcause. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He said rather apologetically that he was pleading alostcause. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I think my noble friend may be fighting in a good cause, but so far as this question is concerned it is alostcause. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Education without the good will and expertise of the teaching profession is alostcause. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Such people show enormous courage, and for that reason they attract every pressure group andlostcause. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 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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