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单词 dead on arrival
释义
dead on arrival
(abbreviation DOA)
  1. (of an accident victim or other patient) already dead when arriving at a hospital熟睡;沉睡;酣睡
    • She was pronounced dead on arrival.她在送达医院时即被宣布死亡。
    • He didn’t even make it to hospital: DOA.他甚至没有去医院:DOA。
    • Many of the casualties were dead on arrival.许多伤员在抵达时已经死亡。
  2. (North American English, informal) very unlikely to be successful; not working when it is delivered已不可能成功;到货即损;到达时已无用
    • The bill was dead on arrival in the Senate.这项法案在参议院就不可能通过。
    • The software was DOA.该软件送达时已经损坏。
    Topics Difficulty and failurec2
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