"dead in the water" in Chinese (Simplified)
Definition
如果某事 'dead in the water'，就表示它已经停止进展，完全没有成功的希望。最初指无法移动的船，现在用于任何停滞不前的计划或项目。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
非正式用语，常见于商业和项目场合。仅用于事物，不用于人：如 'the idea is dead in the water'。基本都是比喻用法，不是字面意思。
Examples
The project is dead in the water after losing funding.
这个项目在失去资金后已经**dead in the water**了。
Once the company stopped supporting it, the software was dead in the water.
公司不再支持后，这款软件就**dead in the water**了。
His idea was dead in the water before it even started.
他的想法在开始之前就已经**dead in the water**了。
After that scandal, their campaign is pretty much dead in the water.
在那个丑闻之后，他们的竞选几乎已经**dead in the water**了。
Without public interest, the proposal is clearly dead in the water.
没有公众关注，这个提案显然已经**dead in the water**了。
Everyone knew the merger was dead in the water the moment the board refused.
董事会拒绝后，所有人都知道合并已经**dead in the water**了。