lost cause

英 [ˌlɒst ˈkɔːz]

美 [ˌlɔːst ˈkɔːz]

n.  业已失败的事情; 没有希望的事情

牛津词典

noun

• 业已失败的事情；没有希望的事情
  something that has failed or that cannot succeed

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 必败无疑的事；无望之人
  If you refer to something or someone asa lost cause, you mean that people's attempts to change or influence them have no chance of succeeding.
  1. They do not want to expend energy in what, to them, is a lost cause.
     他们不想把精力投到他们认为注定不会成功的事中去。

英英释义

noun

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

双语例句

• You're saying it's a lost cause, right?
  你说这件事失败了，是吗？
• When you pick a lost cause, you really commit.
  你拿了一手烂牌，还要继续玩到底。
• This article from the perspective of the psychology of the audience in-depth discussion and analysis of domestic animation from a prosperity to the lost cause.
  本文从观众心理的角度深入探讨和分析了国产动画从繁荣走向迷茫的原因。
• I bent the knee because I saw no sense in dying for the dead nor shedding Bracken blood in a lost cause.
  我在少狼主死了之后向您家族屈膝投降，是因为我认为给死人卖命，为了无法翻盘的败局让布雷肯家族白白流血，实在没有意义。
• The owner of Source doesn't provide any technical support, nor liable to Users for any lost or damage that cause by the Source.
  著作权人不提供技术支持，同时不承担由于使用者使用自由资源造成任何损失的责任。
• It not only delay the time of drilling 、 extend drilling period 、 spend a lot of lost circulation material, but also cause a series of accident such as sticking 、 well spout 、 collapse.
  它不仅会延误钻井作业时间，延长钻井周期，耗费大量堵漏材料，还会引起卡钻、井喷、井塌等一系列复杂情况。
• If the individual doesn't declare a change of heart within six to eight weeks, he's probably a lost cause.
  如果问题员工在六到八个星期内，依然没有改邪归正，可能只能放弃他了。
• But does teamwork have to be a lost cause?
  但是团队合作一定是徒劳无功的吗？
• If the person is a lost cause, walk away.
  如果对方是个心怀鬼胎的人，直接转身离开。
• Nono Booto'o Mouthe, also a member of the network, said the unwavering circulation of arms in Central Africa does not mean they are fighting a lost cause.
  oMouthe也是该组织成员。她表示，中非武器走私根深蒂固并不意味着他们打击武器走私的事业终将失败。