lame duck

noun

/ˌleɪm ˈdʌk/

a person or an organization that is not very successful and that needs help不太成功而需要帮助的人（或机构）；“跛脚鸭”
- The government should not spend money on helping lame ducks.政府不应该花钱帮助跛脚鸭。
Topics Difficulty and failurec2
(US English, informal) a politician or government whose period of office will soon end and who will not be elected again（不能继续连任的）即将届满卸任的从政者（或政府）；“跛脚鸭”
- a lame-duck president/administration跛脚鸭总统／政府

词汇	lame duck
释义	lame duck noun /ˌleɪm ˈdʌk/ /ˌleɪm ˈdʌk/ a person or an organization that is not very successful and that needs help不太成功而需要帮助的人（或机构）；“跛脚鸭” The government should not spend money on helping lame ducks.政府不应该花钱帮助跛脚鸭。 Topics Difficulty and failurec2 (US English, informal) a politician or government whose period of office will soon end and who will not be elected again（不能继续连任的）即将届满卸任的从政者（或政府）；“跛脚鸭” a lame-duck president/administration跛脚鸭总统／政府
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