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单词 non-starter
释义
non-starter
noun[C]
informal
uk
/ˌnɒnˈstɑː.tər/us
/ˌnɑːnˈstɑːr.t̬ɚ/
anidea,plan, orpersonwith nochanceofsuccess:
无成功希望的人（或想法、计划）
Theproposalwas a non-starter from thebeginningbecause there was nopossibilityoffunding.这项提案从一开始就不切实际，因为不可能获得资金支持。
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
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
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(Definition ofnon-starterfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

non-starter| Business English

non-starter
noun[C]
informal
uk
/ˌnɒnˈstɑːtər/us
anidea,plan, orpersonthat has nochanceofsuccess:
Theproposalwas a non-starter from thebeginning.
(Definition ofnon-starterfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofnon-starter

non-starter
Fictitious play between transparent agents seems a definitenon-starterfor our understanding of this process.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The result was that the façade of legitimacy of the new constitution was anon-starter.
From theCambridge English Corpus
So the materialist's new parity response is just as much anon-starteras is the topic-neutral approach.
From theCambridge English Corpus
But this argument is anon-starter.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Clearly this is anon-starter.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In short, it looked a politicalnon-starter.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The idea has gradually sifted through that that policy is anon-starter.
From the
Hansard archive
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There are other human reasons why a local sales tax is apparently anon-starter.
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Hansard archive
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That must be termed a precondition and makes any further meaningful negotiations anon-starter.
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Hansard archive
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For us, data protection must be activated, otherwise this agreement is anon-starter.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
The multilateral idea was anon-starter, not only for practical reasons but reasons of language, command, temperament and nationalities.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
So why this hypocrisy of talking in terms of what is anon-starterand a very unreal situation?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
If one can talk in terms of only 2% funds getting to their intended recipients, then this policy has proved to be anon-starter.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
It is anon-starterso far as we are concerned.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
For example, to visit each installation owned by the electricity industry would make the task almost anon-starter.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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