| 释义 |
dead duck
informal
noun countable usually singular
■someone or something that is very unlikely to be successful, especially because of a mistake or bad judgment （尤指因过错或判断失误造成的）劣势，不太可能成功的人（或事物）•Thanks to the lack of market research, the project was a dead duck right from the start.由于缺少市场调查，这个企划案从一开始就先天不足。 |