"not have a prayer" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 毫无机会
• 毫无可能

Definition

完全没有成功或实现某事的机会。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于非正式的口语表达，用来强调绝对没有机会。常用于比赛、考试等无法成功的情况。与宗教祈祷无关。

Examples

We don't have a prayer of winning this game.

我们**毫无机会**赢得这场比赛。

Without your help, I don't have a prayer of finishing on time.

没有你的帮助，我**毫无可能**按时完成。

If it rains this hard, they don't have a prayer of continuing the match.

如果雨下这么大，他们**毫无机会**继续比赛。

Honestly, we don't have a prayer against a team like that.

说实话，和那种队比赛我们**毫无可能**。

He applied for the job, but he didn't have a prayer; the position was already filled.

他申请了这份工作，但**毫无机会**；这个职位已经有人了。

Don’t even bother—she doesn’t have a prayer of making the finals.

别费劲了——她**毫无可能**进入决赛。