lost cause

• n. 注定要失败的努力(或行动)

英英释义

Noun:

1. a defeated cause or a cause for which defeat is inevitable

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. His attempt to row across the Atlantic in a bath was a lost cause right from the start.
   他用澡盆横渡大西洋的企图从一开始就是注定要失败的。
2. If there are serious defects or mistakes in taking the situation as a whole and its various stages into account,the war is sure to be lost.
   如果全局和各阶段的关照有了重要的缺点或错误，那个战争是一定要失败的。