lost cause
英 [lɔ:st kɔ:z] 美 [lɔst kɔz]

n.

注定要失败的努力（或行动）；

变形

复数：lost causes

英英释义

lost cause

• n.a defeated cause or a cause for which defeat is inevitable

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. His attempt to row across the Atlantic in a bath was a lost cause right from the start.
   他用澡盆横渡大西洋的企图从一开始就是注定要失败的。
2. If there are serious defects or mistakes in taking the situation as a whole and its various stages into account,the war is sure to be lost.
   如果全局和各阶段的关照有了重要的缺点或错误，那个战争是一定要失败的。

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