"dead duck" 怎么发音
expression
ˈdɛd/ /ˈdək
DED-DUHK
dˈɛd/ /dˈʌk
DED-DUK
释义
Used to describe someone or something that is certain to fail, is already ruined, or has no chance of success.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈdɛd/ /ˈdək
英式英语
dˈɛd/ /dˈʌk
简化发音
美式
DED-DUHK
英式
DED-DUK
语境中听
After the company lost all its money, it was a dead duck.
That project is a dead duck now; no one wants to continue it.
If she doesn't study, her grade is a dead duck.
The team’s new app turned out to be a dead duck—nobody used it.