no-hoper
noun[C]
UKuk/ˌnəʊˈhəʊp.ər/us/ˌnoʊˈhoʊ.pɚ/someone or something that willfail:
必定失败的人；无成功希望的事He's areal/totalno-hoper - he'll neverachieveanything.他简直无可救药——做什么都一事无成。
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.
Failures
- another/the final nail in the coffinidiom
- bloodbath
- brain freeze
- breakdown
- busted flush
- car crash
- flop
- foul(something)up
- freefall
- game overidiom
- hash
- lemon
- lost cause
- mess
- nail
- slim pickings
- slush pile
- track record
- train wreck
- turkey