"dead duck" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 没有希望的人（计划）- 没戏了

Definition

用来形容注定失败、已经毁掉或没有成功希望的人或事。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非正式，带有幽默或轻视。常形容毫无希望的人、项目或主意。类似于“没救了”。通常不是字面意思。

Examples

After the company lost all its money, it was a dead duck.

公司赔光钱后，它已经是个**没有希望的家伙**了。

That project is a dead duck now; no one wants to continue it.

那个项目现在已经是**没戏了**，没人想继续了。

If she doesn't study, her grade is a dead duck.

如果她不学习，她的分数就**没戏了**。

The team’s new app turned out to be a dead duck—nobody used it.

团队的新应用最终成了**没戏了**——没人用。

You’re a dead duck if the boss finds out you lied.

如果老板发现你撒谎，你就**完蛋了**。

Their chances were a dead duck after the mistake in the final minutes.

他们在最后时刻犯错后，机会就**没戏了**。