a dead duckinformalFAIL a plan, idea etc that is not worthconsidering because it is very likely to fail 无价值的事物;很可能失败的计划[主意]
He admitted that the whole project was a dead duck.
他承认整个计划毫无价值。
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a dead duck• The newsprogram was once considered a dead duck.• If he's not here on time, he's a dead duck.
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dead duck• Whether voters are bored, confused or scared of losing popular services, it seems to be a dead duck.• Recruitingoutsiders is a dead duck for the moment; another five years of failure and the time may yet come.• Competitionclimbing is laughable in this country, and is probably a dead duck anyway.• In April Harold Wilson admitted what everyone else already knew: the Bill was a dead duck.