"dead loss" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 毫无价值
• 完全无用

Definition

指完全没有价值或用处的人、事或情况。常用于表示无法挽回或毫无意义的事物或人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

主要是英式英语和非正式用法。常用来形容人或事物完全无用。不要与普通的“loss”混淆，'dead loss'专指毫无价值。

Examples

The broken car was a dead loss, so we sold it for parts.

这辆坏了的车是个**毫无价值**的东西，所以我们把它拆开卖掉。

He tried cooking, but he was a dead loss in the kitchen.

他尝试做饭，但在厨房里简直是个**毫无用处的人**。

The meeting was a dead loss and solved nothing.

会议是个**完全无用**，什么也没解决。

Honestly, that phone is a dead loss—it can't even make calls anymore.

说真的，那部手机已经**毫无价值**了，连电话都打不了。

I offered to help, but I was a dead loss when it came to fixing the computer.

我提出帮助，但是修电脑时我完全是个**毫无用处的人**。

Don't bother fixing that old printer—it's a dead loss.

别费心修那台旧打印机了——它就是个**完全无用**。