nonstarter

英 [ˈnɒnˈstɑːtə]

美 [nɑnˈstɑrtər]

n.  无望成功的计划(或想法)

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 无望成功的计划(或想法)
  If you describe a plan or idea as anon-starter, you mean that it has no chance of success.
  1. The United States is certain to reject the proposal as a non-starter...
     美国肯定会以无成功希望为由拒绝这项提案。
  2. Some of the points that she put were indeed non-starters but some of them were really quite reasonable.
     她提出的有些观点的确不可行，但有一些确实很有道理。

英英释义

noun

• a horse that fails to run in a race for which it has been entered
• a person with a record of failing
  Synonym:failureloserunsuccessful person

双语例句

• As these large and complex files became more the norm, the art of working on them manually was often a nonstarter for programmers and analysts.
  当这些大且复杂的文件变得更规范时，对程序员和分析员来说手工处理通常是不可能完成的。
• Unfortunately, this strategy is a nonstarter for fighting computer viruses.
  不幸的是，这种策略对于计算机病毒是无效的。