nonstarter

英 [nɒn'stɑːtə] 美 [nɒn'stɑːtə]

• n. 弃权出赛的马；早就无成功希望的人；未开始的人；不被接受的计划或提案

英英释义

Noun:

1. a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently

2. a horse that fails to run in a race for which it has been entered

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. That would be a nonstarter with Democrats and the White House has backed away from seeking to make it part of a short-term stimulus package.
   对于民主党来说是无成功的希望了，白宫已逐渐不再仅仅寻找一个短期的刺激经济的一揽子方案了。

近反义词

【近义词】

• failure 失败
• loser 失败者
• dud 无价值的