英语单词短语词组“be dead in the water”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析-英汉词典

be dead in the water

idiom

If something isdeadin thewater, it hasfailedand itseemsimpossiblethat it will besuccessfulin thefuture:

沉沦，一蹶不振

So how does agovernmentreviveaneconomythat isdeadin thewater?那么政府怎样才能使一蹶不振的经济起死回生呢？

Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

not producing a desired result

unsuccessfulOur attempts to change the law were unsuccessful.
failedThe company went bankrupt pouring money into yet another failed product.
badSales have been really bad this quarter.
fruitlessAll our pleas that she remain in university were fruitless - she left anyway.
unfruitfulThe negotiations were unfruitful.

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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Unsuccessful (people and things)

abortive
achiever
botched
counterproductive
crowning
flatline
futile
go/get/head nowhereidiom
inauspicious
lame duck
no-win
rope
small-time
small-timer
stillborn
struggling
unavailing
vain
vainly
washed up

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(Definition ofbe dead in the waterfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

单词	be dead in the water
释义	be dead in the water idiom If something isdeadin thewater, it hasfailedand itseemsimpossiblethat it will besuccessfulin thefuture: 沉沦，一蹶不振 So how does agovernmentreviveaneconomythat isdeadin thewater?那么政府怎样才能使一蹶不振的经济起死回生呢？ Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples not producing a desired result unsuccessfulOur attempts to change the law were unsuccessful. failedThe company went bankrupt pouring money into yet another failed product. badSales have been really bad this quarter. fruitlessAll our pleas that she remain in university were fruitless - she left anyway. unfruitfulThe negotiations were unfruitful. See more results » SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Unsuccessful (people and things) abortive achiever botched counterproductive crowning flatline futile go/get/head nowhereidiom inauspicious lame duck no-win rope small-time small-timer stillborn struggling unavailing vain vainly washed up See more results » (Definition ofbe dead in the waterfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press) #https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/be-dead-in-the-water##
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