"dead in the water" in Chinese (Traditional)
Definition
如果某事 'dead in the water'，就是指它已經停止進展，完全沒有成功的希望。最初用於不能前進的船，如今形容任何停滯不前的計劃或專案。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
非正式用語，常見於生意和專案場合。只用於事情，不用於人：如 'the plan is dead in the water'。幾乎都是比喻，非字面意思。
Examples
The project is dead in the water after losing funding.
這個項目失去資金後已經**dead in the water**了。
Once the company stopped supporting it, the software was dead in the water.
公司不再支持後，這款軟體就**dead in the water**了。
His idea was dead in the water before it even started.
他的想法在開始之前就已經**dead in the water**了。
After that scandal, their campaign is pretty much dead in the water.
在那個醜聞之後，他們的競選幾乎已經**dead in the water**了。
Without public interest, the proposal is clearly dead in the water.
沒有公眾關注，這個提案顯然已經**dead in the water**了。
Everyone knew the merger was dead in the water the moment the board refused.
董事會拒絕後，所有人都知道合併已經**dead in the water**了。