dead duck
US /dɛd dʌk/
UK /dɛd dʌk/

成语
1.
注定失败的人或事, 泡影
a person or thing that is doomed to fail or be unsuccessful
示例:
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Without proper funding, the project is a dead duck.
没有足够的资金,这个项目注定是失败的。
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His political career became a dead duck after the scandal.
丑闻之后,他的政治生涯成了泡影。
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