"lame duck" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 跛鸭（政治术语）

Definition

“跛鸭”指一位在失去选举或任期将结束但继任者尚未就任时，仍在任的领导人或官员。也可以指已经失去权力或影响力的人或团体。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常用在政治领域，尤其描述即将卸任的官员或失去权力者。是比喻用法，不能直接指真正的鸭子。有时带点幽默意味。

Examples

The president is now a lame duck after the election.

总统在选举后现在是个**跛鸭**。

A lame duck cannot make big changes anymore.

**跛鸭**不能再做重大改变了。

During the lame duck period, laws are hard to pass.

在**跛鸭**时期，通过法律很难。

After he lost the vote, he became a real lame duck in the office.

他投票失败后，在办公室成了真正的**跛鸭**。

Nobody listens to a lame duck manager on their way out.

没有人会理快要离职的**跛鸭**经理。

He joked that after his decision, he was officially the office lame duck.

他开玩笑说，做了这个决定后，自己成了办公室的**跛鸭**。