lame duck

Word family nounduckingducklingducksduckbillduckmoleduckshoverduckweedduckerduckverbduckshove

ˌlame ˈduck noun [countableC]

1. a person, business etc that is having problems and needs help 跛足鸭〔指遭遇困难需要帮助的人、企业等〕

2. lame duck president/governor/legislature etc informalFAIL a president, governor etc with no real power because his or her period in office will soon end 跛足鸭总统/州长/立法机构等〔指因任期将满而无实权〕

From Longman Business Dictionary

lame duckˌlame ˈduck noun [countableC] informal

1a politician or a government that no longer has any real power or authority

A bad defeat for his party in October risks making him a lame duck for the remaining two years of his presidency.

2COMMERCEa company that is losing a lot of money

We don’t have time to fix broken companies and we won’t be buying any lame ducks.

单词	lame duck
释义	lame duck Word family nounduckingducklingducksduckbillduckmoleduckshoverduckweedduckerduckverbduckshove ˌlame ˈduck noun [countableC] 1. a person, business etc that is having problems and needs help 跛足鸭〔指遭遇困难需要帮助的人、企业等〕 2. lame duck president/governor/legislature etc informalFAIL a president, governor etc with no real power because his or her period in office will soon end 跛足鸭总统/州长/立法机构等〔指因任期将满而无实权〕 From Longman Business Dictionary lame duckˌlame ˈduck noun [countableC] informal 1a politician or a government that no longer has any real power or authority A bad defeat for his party in October risks making him a lame duck for the remaining two years of his presidency. 2COMMERCEa company that is losing a lot of money We don’t have time to fix broken companies and we won’t be buying any lame ducks.
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