Lame duck
01
需要帮助的失败者, 无能为力的人
someone or something that is unsuccessful and in need of help
贬义
习语
非正式
语法信息
有生性状态
抽象
形态构成
复合词
可数
复数形式
lame ducks
例子
After years of losses, the company became a lame duck.
多年亏损后，这家公司成了需要帮助的失败者。
02
跛脚鸭, 即将卸任的官员
a politician or public office holder who is approaching the end of their term and will soon be replaced, usually due to failure to be re-elected or re-appointed
Dialect
American
American
习语
非正式
例子
After losing the election, the mayor became a lame duck.
即将离任的总统现在被认为是一只跛脚鸭，因为下一次选举就在几个月后。
