Definition of lame duck in English:

lame duck

noun

1An ineffectual or unsuccessful person or thing.
not that long ago, the bank was regarded as a lame duck
Example sentencesExamples
- He was variously described as too old, a lame duck, even a time - server with little chance of turning around the then ailing retail group.
- And could it turn an 800-pound gorilla into a lame duck if they don't?
- One source close to RBOS told this newspaper the bank was not interested in buying a lame duck bank to further its ambitious strategy in the Irish market.
- Then United Future came out with an absolutely lame-duck report saying they would be supporting the bill, so long as there was a corresponding reduction in taxation.
- Never has the term lame duck been more appropriate.
- Instead we seem inescapably on course to end up with a lame duck park, with a mangled boundary and pitifully truncated planning powers.
- When nationalised industries turned into lame ducks, as almost all of them did over the following decades, they were subsidised by the taxpayer, often through the sale of long-term bonds.
- Yet, without strong and committed patrons, there is a real danger that he could become an ineffectual lame duck quite soon.
- Subsidy need not be the same as propping up lame ducks.
- He would be a lame duck and he does not need that sort of hassle.
- There's too much excellent British comedy at the moment - League Of Gentlemen, Spaced, Cold Feet - to waste space in the schedules on what is, if not a Christmas turkey, then definitely a lame duck.
- It was ever a lame duck, and throwing money at it to save votes and curry favour with trade unions was never going to work.
- They simply cannot afford any more lame ducks in the camp.
- The Department of Homeland Security, most observers agree, has been a lame duck, a victim of the rush of resources to Iraq.
- A spokesman for the FSA said: ‘This is not about propping up lame ducks.’
- Unless Merkel is able to swing a large percentage of Germany's 30% of undecided voters over to her side, the country could be saddled with a lame-duck government due to the complex nature of German coalition politics.
- Kennett was out the door straight after the meeting, presumably wondering how his $5 million paper profit on that DCL shareholding turned into a lame duck.
- The phrase lame duck was being bandied about to describe the manager, though since he had banned all contact with the press, never in his earshot.
- Lucky Day is a real lame duck: 15 songs long with not a tune in sight.
- Once known as the Bulldozer, he increasingly looks like a lame duck instead.
1. 1.1North American A politician or administration in the final period of office, after the election of a successor.
  as modifier a lame-duck president
  Example sentencesExamples
  A more plausible version of the next few years is that the prime minister is seen increasingly as a lame-duck leader presiding over a cabinet frozen by the fear of doing anything unpopular in case it hampers their own leadership ambitions.
  The lame-duck president urged Vietnam's control-minded leaders not to resist further opening up to the world and said the U.S. stands ready to help Vietnam seize the opportunities of a global economy.
  Leading American satirist PJ O'Rourke prefers a lame-duck president to a man who stands for nothing, he tells Stuart Wavell
  As a result, the Chen administration has become a lame-duck administration during the interim period before the year-end legislative elections.
  When Bush proclaimed homeland security the main business of the lame-duck session, the Democrats meekly complied.
  And President Bush is learning the lesson that on your first day of your second term, you're a lame-duck president.
  Sharon thus did not manage to win the required support of 61 members in the Knesset, leaving him in charge of a lame-duck administration whose policies can be blocked by his opponents.
  Congress today returning for a lame-duck session following the stunning Republican gains in the general election.
  The Tyneside North MP looks increasingly like a lame-duck minister who will finally slip from sight at the next reshuffle.
  During a long, drawn-out period in which he was essentially a lame-duck driver, Sadler never stopped being publicly gracious toward the team he was leaving.
  But the fact that it was a lame-duck president making the statement was somewhat downplayed in the news.
  Sure, there are some folks out there who think that it is a touch odd that Fassel would stick around as a lame-duck coach for the final two games, but with roughly nine days left in the regular season, it's not that bizarre.
  We cannot limp along with no policy, no one obeying the Deputy Prime Minister and a lack-lustre, do-nothing government with a lame-duck leader.
  He's already a lame-duck leader, but if the nuclear-option strategy falls apart, Frist may have to give up his leadership post.
  That Clinton's final budget is quite openly tailored to meet the needs of Wall Street while ignoring the acute social problems facing masses of Americans cannot be attributed to the political weakness of a lame-duck president.
  But even as Giuliani's prominence in the city's recovery grows, his lame-duck status may hinder his efforts with the legislature.
  This will allow Pitt to remain temporarily as a lame-duck chairman, helping to stall any reform proposals.
  This means Kim will have to forge a new coalition if he is not to serve out the remaining three years as a lame-duck president.
  Some critics carp that the trip is just a tourist jaunt by a lame-duck president.
  Before the speech started, one commentator said Bush ran the risk of being a lame-duck president for the next three years.

Definition of lame duck in US English:

lame duck

nounˈˌlām ˈdəkˈˌleɪm ˈdək

North American

1An official (especially the president) in the final period of office, after the election of a successor.
as a lame duck, the president had nothing to lose by approving the deal
as modifier a lame-duck governor
Example sentencesExamples
- He's already a lame-duck leader, but if the nuclear-option strategy falls apart, Frist may have to give up his leadership post.
- This means Kim will have to forge a new coalition if he is not to serve out the remaining three years as a lame-duck president.
- Some critics carp that the trip is just a tourist jaunt by a lame-duck president.
- A more plausible version of the next few years is that the prime minister is seen increasingly as a lame-duck leader presiding over a cabinet frozen by the fear of doing anything unpopular in case it hampers their own leadership ambitions.
- We cannot limp along with no policy, no one obeying the Deputy Prime Minister and a lack-lustre, do-nothing government with a lame-duck leader.
- The Tyneside North MP looks increasingly like a lame-duck minister who will finally slip from sight at the next reshuffle.
- But the fact that it was a lame-duck president making the statement was somewhat downplayed in the news.
- Before the speech started, one commentator said Bush ran the risk of being a lame-duck president for the next three years.
- Leading American satirist PJ O'Rourke prefers a lame-duck president to a man who stands for nothing, he tells Stuart Wavell
- This will allow Pitt to remain temporarily as a lame-duck chairman, helping to stall any reform proposals.
- But even as Giuliani's prominence in the city's recovery grows, his lame-duck status may hinder his efforts with the legislature.
- Congress today returning for a lame-duck session following the stunning Republican gains in the general election.
- Sharon thus did not manage to win the required support of 61 members in the Knesset, leaving him in charge of a lame-duck administration whose policies can be blocked by his opponents.
- Sure, there are some folks out there who think that it is a touch odd that Fassel would stick around as a lame-duck coach for the final two games, but with roughly nine days left in the regular season, it's not that bizarre.
- The lame-duck president urged Vietnam's control-minded leaders not to resist further opening up to the world and said the U.S. stands ready to help Vietnam seize the opportunities of a global economy.
- As a result, the Chen administration has become a lame-duck administration during the interim period before the year-end legislative elections.
- And President Bush is learning the lesson that on your first day of your second term, you're a lame-duck president.
- That Clinton's final budget is quite openly tailored to meet the needs of Wall Street while ignoring the acute social problems facing masses of Americans cannot be attributed to the political weakness of a lame-duck president.
- When Bush proclaimed homeland security the main business of the lame-duck session, the Democrats meekly complied.
- During a long, drawn-out period in which he was essentially a lame-duck driver, Sadler never stopped being publicly gracious toward the team he was leaving.
1. 1.1 An ineffectual or unsuccessful person or thing.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Subsidy need not be the same as propping up lame ducks.
  Once known as the Bulldozer, he increasingly looks like a lame duck instead.
  They simply cannot afford any more lame ducks in the camp.
  There's too much excellent British comedy at the moment - League Of Gentlemen, Spaced, Cold Feet - to waste space in the schedules on what is, if not a Christmas turkey, then definitely a lame duck.
  A spokesman for the FSA said: ‘This is not about propping up lame ducks.’
  Kennett was out the door straight after the meeting, presumably wondering how his $5 million paper profit on that DCL shareholding turned into a lame duck.
  He was variously described as too old, a lame duck, even a time - server with little chance of turning around the then ailing retail group.
  And could it turn an 800-pound gorilla into a lame duck if they don't?
  Unless Merkel is able to swing a large percentage of Germany's 30% of undecided voters over to her side, the country could be saddled with a lame-duck government due to the complex nature of German coalition politics.
  Never has the term lame duck been more appropriate.
  When nationalised industries turned into lame ducks, as almost all of them did over the following decades, they were subsidised by the taxpayer, often through the sale of long-term bonds.
  The phrase lame duck was being bandied about to describe the manager, though since he had banned all contact with the press, never in his earshot.
  It was ever a lame duck, and throwing money at it to save votes and curry favour with trade unions was never going to work.
  Yet, without strong and committed patrons, there is a real danger that he could become an ineffectual lame duck quite soon.
  Instead we seem inescapably on course to end up with a lame duck park, with a mangled boundary and pitifully truncated planning powers.
  One source close to RBOS told this newspaper the bank was not interested in buying a lame duck bank to further its ambitious strategy in the Irish market.
  Then United Future came out with an absolutely lame-duck report saying they would be supporting the bill, so long as there was a corresponding reduction in taxation.
  The Department of Homeland Security, most observers agree, has been a lame duck, a victim of the rush of resources to Iraq.
  He would be a lame duck and he does not need that sort of hassle.
  Lucky Day is a real lame duck: 15 songs long with not a tune in sight.

单词	lame duck
释义	Definition of lame duck in English: lame duck noun 1An ineffectual or unsuccessful person or thing. not that long ago, the bank was regarded as a lame duck Example sentencesExamples He was variously described as too old, a lame duck, even a time - server with little chance of turning around the then ailing retail group. And could it turn an 800-pound gorilla into a lame duck if they don't? One source close to RBOS told this newspaper the bank was not interested in buying a lame duck bank to further its ambitious strategy in the Irish market. Then United Future came out with an absolutely lame-duck report saying they would be supporting the bill, so long as there was a corresponding reduction in taxation. Never has the term lame duck been more appropriate. Instead we seem inescapably on course to end up with a lame duck park, with a mangled boundary and pitifully truncated planning powers. When nationalised industries turned into lame ducks, as almost all of them did over the following decades, they were subsidised by the taxpayer, often through the sale of long-term bonds. Yet, without strong and committed patrons, there is a real danger that he could become an ineffectual lame duck quite soon. Subsidy need not be the same as propping up lame ducks. He would be a lame duck and he does not need that sort of hassle. There's too much excellent British comedy at the moment - League Of Gentlemen, Spaced, Cold Feet - to waste space in the schedules on what is, if not a Christmas turkey, then definitely a lame duck. It was ever a lame duck, and throwing money at it to save votes and curry favour with trade unions was never going to work. They simply cannot afford any more lame ducks in the camp. The Department of Homeland Security, most observers agree, has been a lame duck, a victim of the rush of resources to Iraq. A spokesman for the FSA said: ‘This is not about propping up lame ducks.’ Unless Merkel is able to swing a large percentage of Germany's 30% of undecided voters over to her side, the country could be saddled with a lame-duck government due to the complex nature of German coalition politics. Kennett was out the door straight after the meeting, presumably wondering how his $5 million paper profit on that DCL shareholding turned into a lame duck. The phrase lame duck was being bandied about to describe the manager, though since he had banned all contact with the press, never in his earshot. Lucky Day is a real lame duck: 15 songs long with not a tune in sight. Once known as the Bulldozer, he increasingly looks like a lame duck instead. 1.1North American A politician or administration in the final period of office, after the election of a successor. as modifier a lame-duck president Example sentencesExamples A more plausible version of the next few years is that the prime minister is seen increasingly as a lame-duck leader presiding over a cabinet frozen by the fear of doing anything unpopular in case it hampers their own leadership ambitions. The lame-duck president urged Vietnam's control-minded leaders not to resist further opening up to the world and said the U.S. stands ready to help Vietnam seize the opportunities of a global economy. Leading American satirist PJ O'Rourke prefers a lame-duck president to a man who stands for nothing, he tells Stuart Wavell As a result, the Chen administration has become a lame-duck administration during the interim period before the year-end legislative elections. When Bush proclaimed homeland security the main business of the lame-duck session, the Democrats meekly complied. And President Bush is learning the lesson that on your first day of your second term, you're a lame-duck president. Sharon thus did not manage to win the required support of 61 members in the Knesset, leaving him in charge of a lame-duck administration whose policies can be blocked by his opponents. Congress today returning for a lame-duck session following the stunning Republican gains in the general election. The Tyneside North MP looks increasingly like a lame-duck minister who will finally slip from sight at the next reshuffle. During a long, drawn-out period in which he was essentially a lame-duck driver, Sadler never stopped being publicly gracious toward the team he was leaving. But the fact that it was a lame-duck president making the statement was somewhat downplayed in the news. Sure, there are some folks out there who think that it is a touch odd that Fassel would stick around as a lame-duck coach for the final two games, but with roughly nine days left in the regular season, it's not that bizarre. We cannot limp along with no policy, no one obeying the Deputy Prime Minister and a lack-lustre, do-nothing government with a lame-duck leader. He's already a lame-duck leader, but if the nuclear-option strategy falls apart, Frist may have to give up his leadership post. That Clinton's final budget is quite openly tailored to meet the needs of Wall Street while ignoring the acute social problems facing masses of Americans cannot be attributed to the political weakness of a lame-duck president. But even as Giuliani's prominence in the city's recovery grows, his lame-duck status may hinder his efforts with the legislature. This will allow Pitt to remain temporarily as a lame-duck chairman, helping to stall any reform proposals. This means Kim will have to forge a new coalition if he is not to serve out the remaining three years as a lame-duck president. Some critics carp that the trip is just a tourist jaunt by a lame-duck president. Before the speech started, one commentator said Bush ran the risk of being a lame-duck president for the next three years. Definition of lame duck in US English: lame duck nounˈˌlām ˈdəkˈˌleɪm ˈdək North American 1An official (especially the president) in the final period of office, after the election of a successor. as a lame duck, the president had nothing to lose by approving the deal as modifier a lame-duck governor Example sentencesExamples He's already a lame-duck leader, but if the nuclear-option strategy falls apart, Frist may have to give up his leadership post. This means Kim will have to forge a new coalition if he is not to serve out the remaining three years as a lame-duck president. Some critics carp that the trip is just a tourist jaunt by a lame-duck president. A more plausible version of the next few years is that the prime minister is seen increasingly as a lame-duck leader presiding over a cabinet frozen by the fear of doing anything unpopular in case it hampers their own leadership ambitions. We cannot limp along with no policy, no one obeying the Deputy Prime Minister and a lack-lustre, do-nothing government with a lame-duck leader. The Tyneside North MP looks increasingly like a lame-duck minister who will finally slip from sight at the next reshuffle. But the fact that it was a lame-duck president making the statement was somewhat downplayed in the news. Before the speech started, one commentator said Bush ran the risk of being a lame-duck president for the next three years. Leading American satirist PJ O'Rourke prefers a lame-duck president to a man who stands for nothing, he tells Stuart Wavell This will allow Pitt to remain temporarily as a lame-duck chairman, helping to stall any reform proposals. But even as Giuliani's prominence in the city's recovery grows, his lame-duck status may hinder his efforts with the legislature. Congress today returning for a lame-duck session following the stunning Republican gains in the general election. Sharon thus did not manage to win the required support of 61 members in the Knesset, leaving him in charge of a lame-duck administration whose policies can be blocked by his opponents. Sure, there are some folks out there who think that it is a touch odd that Fassel would stick around as a lame-duck coach for the final two games, but with roughly nine days left in the regular season, it's not that bizarre. The lame-duck president urged Vietnam's control-minded leaders not to resist further opening up to the world and said the U.S. stands ready to help Vietnam seize the opportunities of a global economy. As a result, the Chen administration has become a lame-duck administration during the interim period before the year-end legislative elections. And President Bush is learning the lesson that on your first day of your second term, you're a lame-duck president. That Clinton's final budget is quite openly tailored to meet the needs of Wall Street while ignoring the acute social problems facing masses of Americans cannot be attributed to the political weakness of a lame-duck president. When Bush proclaimed homeland security the main business of the lame-duck session, the Democrats meekly complied. During a long, drawn-out period in which he was essentially a lame-duck driver, Sadler never stopped being publicly gracious toward the team he was leaving. 1.1 An ineffectual or unsuccessful person or thing. Example sentencesExamples Subsidy need not be the same as propping up lame ducks. Once known as the Bulldozer, he increasingly looks like a lame duck instead. They simply cannot afford any more lame ducks in the camp. There's too much excellent British comedy at the moment - League Of Gentlemen, Spaced, Cold Feet - to waste space in the schedules on what is, if not a Christmas turkey, then definitely a lame duck. A spokesman for the FSA said: ‘This is not about propping up lame ducks.’ Kennett was out the door straight after the meeting, presumably wondering how his $5 million paper profit on that DCL shareholding turned into a lame duck. He was variously described as too old, a lame duck, even a time - server with little chance of turning around the then ailing retail group. And could it turn an 800-pound gorilla into a lame duck if they don't? Unless Merkel is able to swing a large percentage of Germany's 30% of undecided voters over to her side, the country could be saddled with a lame-duck government due to the complex nature of German coalition politics. Never has the term lame duck been more appropriate. When nationalised industries turned into lame ducks, as almost all of them did over the following decades, they were subsidised by the taxpayer, often through the sale of long-term bonds. The phrase lame duck was being bandied about to describe the manager, though since he had banned all contact with the press, never in his earshot. It was ever a lame duck, and throwing money at it to save votes and curry favour with trade unions was never going to work. Yet, without strong and committed patrons, there is a real danger that he could become an ineffectual lame duck quite soon. Instead we seem inescapably on course to end up with a lame duck park, with a mangled boundary and pitifully truncated planning powers. One source close to RBOS told this newspaper the bank was not interested in buying a lame duck bank to further its ambitious strategy in the Irish market. Then United Future came out with an absolutely lame-duck report saying they would be supporting the bill, so long as there was a corresponding reduction in taxation. The Department of Homeland Security, most observers agree, has been a lame duck, a victim of the rush of resources to Iraq. He would be a lame duck and he does not need that sort of hassle. Lucky Day is a real lame duck: 15 songs long with not a tune in sight.
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