每日學(xué)英語：As dead as a doornail 完全沒希望了
2024-03-02 13:55:57 每日學(xué)英語
as dead as a doornail字面意思“像門釘那樣死了”，引申為死絕了；死透了；完全沒希望了；確信無疑地死了；失效的。
【例句】
That idea from last week's meeting is as dead as a doornail, because the boss has vetoed it.
上星期開會(huì)提出來的那個(gè)點(diǎn)子，既然已經(jīng)被大老板否決了，那就絕對(duì)沒戲了。
The treaty may be considered to be as dead as a doornail.
這項(xiàng)條約可以認(rèn)為是完全作廢了。