كيف تنطق "lost cause"
expression
ˈɫɔst/ /ˈkɑz/, /ˈkɔz
LAWST kawz
lˈɒst/ /kˈɔːz
LOST kawz
التعريف
A 'lost cause' is a person or situation where success is thought to be impossible, and efforts to help are unlikely to work.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈɫɔst/ /ˈkɑz/, /ˈkɔz
الإنجليزية البريطانية
lˈɒst/ /kˈɔːz
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
LAWST kawz
بريطاني
LOST kawz
استمع في السياق
Helping him with math feels like a lost cause.
After so many failures, the project is a lost cause.
I think fixing this old computer is a lost cause.
Trying to convince her to change her mind is a lost cause.