| 单词 | nonstarter |
| 释义 | nonstarter (once / 115876 pages) n Someone who's a nonstarter never seems to succeed or achieve their goals. A baseball player who strikes out every single time he's up at bat is a nonstarter. A political candidate who loses every election is a nonstarter, and an entrepreneur whose businesses keep failing is also a nonstarter. You can also use this word to describe a plan or idea that's just never going to work: "I can see why you'd want to bring your pony to school, but I think it's a nonstarter." The original meaning of nonstarter was a horse unable to run in a race at the last minute. WORD FAMILYnonstarter: nonstarters+/restart: restarted, restarting, restarts/self-starter: self-starters/start: re-start, restart, started, starter, starting, starts/starter: nonstarter, self-starter, starters/starting: startingly, startings USAGE EXAMPLESThis is a nonstarter for Israel: Too many returnees would end Jews’ demographic majority and therefore Israel’s status as both a Jewish and democratic state. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) Also, the eight-match program required to win, or even reach the semifinals, is a nonstarter. Washington Times(Dec 23, 2016) Chances of the performance winning an Oscar are a nonstarter. New York Times(Dec 21, 2016) 1n a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper failure, loser, unsuccessful person achiever, succeeder, success, winner a person with a record of successes bankrupt, insolvent someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts flash in the pansomeone who enjoys transient success but then fails dud, flop, washoutsomeone who is unsuccessful underdogone at a disadvantage and expected to lose unfortunate, unfortunate person a person who suffers misfortune 2n a horse that fails to run in a race for which it has been entered Hyper bangtail, race horse, racehorse a horse bred for racing |
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