Non-starter
n. 虽参赛但未上场跑的马； <喻><口>无成功机会的事或人
📖 牛津释义
non-starter
n
1 horse that is entered for a race but does not run in it 虽参赛但未上场跑的马
Number 18 in the 2.30 at Lingfield is a non-starter. 在灵菲尔德2时30分一场赛马中, 第18号马不出赛. Cf 参看 starter 1.
2 (fig infml 比喻, 口) thing or person that has no chance of success 无成功机会的事或人
Your proposal is absurd; it's an absolute non-starter. 你的建议不合理, 绝对行不通.
🧩 词语组成解析
non
[[nɔn]]
adv. 非, 不
starter
['stɑrtɚ]
n. （发动机的）启动装置;参赛人;（主菜之前的）开胃小吃;（赛跑等的）发令员;
🗣️ 情景例句
The work is in full swing.
工作正在全力进行。
Step by step the ladder is ascended.
登梯需要逐级登。
The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life.
然而，这艘巨轮首航就下沉，造成大批人员死亡。人们将永远记着这艘巨轮的沉没惨剧。