lame duck

英音[ ˌleɪm ˈdʌk ] 美音[ ˌleɪm ˈdʌk ]
跛脚鸭
常用释义
无能为力的人或事物：指一个不成功的人或事物。
即将离任的官员：指一个被选举的官员，由于接替他们的人已经当选，他们的权力被削弱。

扩展信息

跛脚鸭
新闻报道中的经典英语词汇 ... Independ counsel 独立检查官 Lame duck 跛脚鸭 Postmodern 后现代 ...
跛鸭
「看守政府」〔或称跛鸭（Lame Duck）〕在政治学中自有其严谨定义，是专门指称「下一任总统已公告当选，但尚未就任」 …
不中用的人
Language Tips-搜狐英语 ... -Gingerly: 小心翼翼地 -Lame duck: 不中用的人 -No-account: 无用的 ...
无用的人
收集日常生活中所见到的东西的英文名字 ... clinic proof 临床证明 lame duck - 无用的人,投机者 Ice-cold day 大冷天 ...
任期将满的议员或总统
loan中文 ... loan shark 放高利贷者 lame duck 任期将满的议员或总统 loan shark 放高利贷的人 ...
即将卸任的官员
与动物相关的成语-考试-生物谷 ... spring chicken 年轻的少女 lame duck 即将卸任的官员 dead duck 容易受伤的人 ...
即将去职的官员
沪江博客 -... ... by George 哎呀！的确！ lame duck 跛脚鸭；倒霉的人；即将去职的官员 invade 侵略、侵害（谐音：“淫威”） ...

例句

I've made it clear going back over the summer that stopping all of the tax hikes was one of our main priorities for this lame-duck session.

It would be wrong for a lame duck in Washington to tie the hands of the next administration on such matters.

He would then be a lame duck for the next three years and America would be a lame power.

Moreover, by the time the lame-duck session begins, Republicans are likely to be emboldened by their expected electoral gains.

Mr Wolfowitz has lost that confidence and will not be able to restore it in the three years remaining in his lame-duck tenure.

Peter Mandelson may have evoked memories of the Heath era when he insisted that the motor industry was "not a lame duck" .

In a time of crisis no one wants Mr Trichet to become a lame duck.

In the last few weeks, his critics have described him as "dead man walking" and "a lame duck. "

As the lamest of lame duck administrations quacks its way towards the finish, surely the Chinese did not expect to find anything coherent.

As President George W. Bush limps through his lame-duck year, it won't surprise you to read that he's hugely unpopular.

Although I was a lame-duck CEO for the next six months, I remained fully engaged, and the business was doing well.

Those hoping for action in Washington may have to wait until the White House quacker is a lame duck in 2013.

When he failed the exam, he thought he was really a lame duck.

The United States, essential for knocking heads together, has a lame-duck president whose quacks for peace have probably come too late.

Mr. Bush is a lame duck president of a nation, blamed by some world leaders for being at the root cause of economic crisis.

But most commentators said it was difficult to take the announcements seriously as Mr Medvedev was a lame duck.

The governor of our state ended up as a lame duck when he lost the election.

As the lame-duck session gets under way, both parties will elect their leaders for the new Congress, which convenes in early January.

This, combined with his slumping popularity, has led some to describe him as a lame duck.

He cushions his transition into retirement by referring to himself as a lame duck.

Taking a decision as late as possible would help avoid the widely respected Mr. Trichet being seen as a lame duck.

同义词

n.
投机者；无用的人
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更新时间：2025-06-02 09:23