每日學英語:As dead as a doornail 完全沒希望了
2024-03-02 13:55:57 每日學英語
as dead as a doornail字面意思“像門釘那樣死了”,引申為死絕了;死透了;完全沒希望了;確信無疑地死了;失效的。
【例句】
That idea from last week's meeting is as dead as a doornail, because the boss has vetoed it.
上星期開會提出來的那個點子,既然已經(jīng)被大老板否決了,那就絕對沒戲了。
The treaty may be considered to be as dead as a doornail.
這項條約可以認為是完全作廢了。