单词 | nonstarter |
释义 | nonstarternon·start·er /ˌnɒnˈstɑːtə $ ˌnɑːnˈstɑːrtər/ noun [countableC usually singular] informalFAIL an idea, a plan, or a person that has no chance of success 无成功机会的想法[计划,人] In its present form the scheme is a non-starter. 这一方案照其现有模式是行不通的。 Examples from the Corpus nonstarter• The issue of his failure to sell off stock portfolios is also a nonstarter.• Trying to find her way back out was obviously a nonstarter but staying here she would probably be spotted fairly quickly.• At the time, this was a nonstarter in Pyongyang. |
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