"not have a prayer" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 毫無機會
• 毫無可能

Definition

完全沒有成功或實現某事的機會。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

是非正式俚語，用於強調完全沒機會。常在比賽、困難情境下用。與宗教祈禱無關。

Examples

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

我們**毫無機會**贏得這場比賽。

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

沒有你的幫助，我**毫無可能**按時完成。

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

如果雨下這麼大，他們**毫無機會**繼續比賽。

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

說真的，對上那樣的隊伍我們**毫無機會**。

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

他申請了這份工作，但**毫無機會**；那職位早就有人了。

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

別浪費力氣了——她**毫無可能**進入決賽。