Definition of lost cause in English:

lost cause

noun

A person or thing that can no longer hope to succeed or be changed for the better.
their opposition to planning for full employment was a lost cause
he denied his drinking problem, and his friend left believing he was a lost cause
Example sentencesExamples
- We put much effort into finding candidates that reflect the diversity of Canadian society, but many of our campaigns are also lost causes.
- I don't want to believe it's a lost cause, I don't want to believe that.
- But I'm afraid I've never been one for lost causes.
- Other lawyers said he was crazy to gamble millions of his firm's hours and resources on what looked like lost causes.
- Most lost causes in history have been supported by younger siblings and opposed by first-borns.
- With typical endeavour, Craig chased after a lost cause.
- St. Jude, the patron saint of lost causes, has received excessive attention from me recently, despite the fact that I am not Catholic.
- Cork made four substitutions at half time and that resulted in an improvement, but they were still fighting a lost cause.
- Just as I was about to give it up as a lost cause, I found it, on top of my book shelf in my lounge, in plain view, where I had already looked for it.
- So it is not all a lost cause although, given its length, the season may yet harbour a number of very unpleasant surprises.
- I know that it would be a lost cause to try to explain it to them.
- Sometimes if you chase the lost cause, fans think it is great.
- My ninth graders were the kids the system had given up on - the dropouts, the lost causes.
- He is powerful, he chases seemingly lost causes and he does so much hard work for the team.
- The plot itself is far from coherent and often meanders, but in a sense this fits with the characters it encapsulates: a bunch of lost causes fumbling their way through life in search of an unattainable salvation.
- No area can be taken for granted or written off as a lost cause, and there are incentives to build further support to win more seats.
- He suggests that in some respects, traditionalists might be fighting for a lost cause.
- Those guys have an uncanny ability to back lost causes.
- I have a sneaking suspicion that they think it's a lost cause.
- In the local school system I was branded a loser, a lost cause, and encouraged to drop out.

Definition of lost cause in US English:

lost cause

nounˈˌlɔst ˈkɔz

A person or thing that can no longer hope to succeed or be changed for the better.
their opposition to planning for full employment was a lost cause
he denied his drinking problem, and his friend left believing he was a lost cause
Example sentencesExamples
- I have a sneaking suspicion that they think it's a lost cause.
- I don't want to believe it's a lost cause, I don't want to believe that.
- Other lawyers said he was crazy to gamble millions of his firm's hours and resources on what looked like lost causes.
- Cork made four substitutions at half time and that resulted in an improvement, but they were still fighting a lost cause.
- Just as I was about to give it up as a lost cause, I found it, on top of my book shelf in my lounge, in plain view, where I had already looked for it.
- I know that it would be a lost cause to try to explain it to them.
- We put much effort into finding candidates that reflect the diversity of Canadian society, but many of our campaigns are also lost causes.
- Most lost causes in history have been supported by younger siblings and opposed by first-borns.
- My ninth graders were the kids the system had given up on - the dropouts, the lost causes.
- Those guys have an uncanny ability to back lost causes.
- So it is not all a lost cause although, given its length, the season may yet harbour a number of very unpleasant surprises.
- With typical endeavour, Craig chased after a lost cause.
- Sometimes if you chase the lost cause, fans think it is great.
- The plot itself is far from coherent and often meanders, but in a sense this fits with the characters it encapsulates: a bunch of lost causes fumbling their way through life in search of an unattainable salvation.
- No area can be taken for granted or written off as a lost cause, and there are incentives to build further support to win more seats.
- St. Jude, the patron saint of lost causes, has received excessive attention from me recently, despite the fact that I am not Catholic.
- He is powerful, he chases seemingly lost causes and he does so much hard work for the team.
- But I'm afraid I've never been one for lost causes.
- He suggests that in some respects, traditionalists might be fighting for a lost cause.
- In the local school system I was branded a loser, a lost cause, and encouraged to drop out.

单词	lost cause
释义	Definition of lost cause in English: lost cause noun A person or thing that can no longer hope to succeed or be changed for the better. their opposition to planning for full employment was a lost cause he denied his drinking problem, and his friend left believing he was a lost cause Example sentencesExamples We put much effort into finding candidates that reflect the diversity of Canadian society, but many of our campaigns are also lost causes. I don't want to believe it's a lost cause, I don't want to believe that. But I'm afraid I've never been one for lost causes. Other lawyers said he was crazy to gamble millions of his firm's hours and resources on what looked like lost causes. Most lost causes in history have been supported by younger siblings and opposed by first-borns. With typical endeavour, Craig chased after a lost cause. St. Jude, the patron saint of lost causes, has received excessive attention from me recently, despite the fact that I am not Catholic. Cork made four substitutions at half time and that resulted in an improvement, but they were still fighting a lost cause. Just as I was about to give it up as a lost cause, I found it, on top of my book shelf in my lounge, in plain view, where I had already looked for it. So it is not all a lost cause although, given its length, the season may yet harbour a number of very unpleasant surprises. I know that it would be a lost cause to try to explain it to them. Sometimes if you chase the lost cause, fans think it is great. My ninth graders were the kids the system had given up on - the dropouts, the lost causes. He is powerful, he chases seemingly lost causes and he does so much hard work for the team. The plot itself is far from coherent and often meanders, but in a sense this fits with the characters it encapsulates: a bunch of lost causes fumbling their way through life in search of an unattainable salvation. No area can be taken for granted or written off as a lost cause, and there are incentives to build further support to win more seats. He suggests that in some respects, traditionalists might be fighting for a lost cause. Those guys have an uncanny ability to back lost causes. I have a sneaking suspicion that they think it's a lost cause. In the local school system I was branded a loser, a lost cause, and encouraged to drop out. Definition of lost cause in US English: lost cause nounˈˌlɔst ˈkɔz A person or thing that can no longer hope to succeed or be changed for the better. their opposition to planning for full employment was a lost cause he denied his drinking problem, and his friend left believing he was a lost cause Example sentencesExamples I have a sneaking suspicion that they think it's a lost cause. I don't want to believe it's a lost cause, I don't want to believe that. Other lawyers said he was crazy to gamble millions of his firm's hours and resources on what looked like lost causes. Cork made four substitutions at half time and that resulted in an improvement, but they were still fighting a lost cause. Just as I was about to give it up as a lost cause, I found it, on top of my book shelf in my lounge, in plain view, where I had already looked for it. I know that it would be a lost cause to try to explain it to them. We put much effort into finding candidates that reflect the diversity of Canadian society, but many of our campaigns are also lost causes. Most lost causes in history have been supported by younger siblings and opposed by first-borns. My ninth graders were the kids the system had given up on - the dropouts, the lost causes. Those guys have an uncanny ability to back lost causes. So it is not all a lost cause although, given its length, the season may yet harbour a number of very unpleasant surprises. With typical endeavour, Craig chased after a lost cause. Sometimes if you chase the lost cause, fans think it is great. The plot itself is far from coherent and often meanders, but in a sense this fits with the characters it encapsulates: a bunch of lost causes fumbling their way through life in search of an unattainable salvation. No area can be taken for granted or written off as a lost cause, and there are incentives to build further support to win more seats. St. Jude, the patron saint of lost causes, has received excessive attention from me recently, despite the fact that I am not Catholic. He is powerful, he chases seemingly lost causes and he does so much hard work for the team. But I'm afraid I've never been one for lost causes. He suggests that in some respects, traditionalists might be fighting for a lost cause. In the local school system I was branded a loser, a lost cause, and encouraged to drop out.
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