nonstarter 详细解释

nonstarter

[nɔn'stɑ:tə]

n. 弃权出赛的马, 早就无成功希望的人, 未开始的人, 不被接受的计划或提案

英英释义

名词 nonstarter:

a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently

同义词:failure, loser, unsuccessful person

a horse that fails to run in a race for which it has been entered

补充

nonstarternonstarter英:[nɔnˈstɑ:tə] 美:[nɑnˈstɑrtɚ]n.1.弃权出赛的马,早就无成功希望的人

例句

1. Tax reform appears to be a nonstarter this year.看起来今年实施税制改革是没希望了。 2. "As a candidate, he's a nonstarter. [=he has no chance to succeed as a candidate]"作为候选人他没有成功的希望。 3. She acknowledges that the proposal may be a political nonstarter.她承认那个提议可能在政治上行不通。 4. She's the leading scorer among the team's nonstarters.她是非首发阵容中的主要得分球员。