lost cause
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT If you refer to something or someone as a lost cause, you mean that people's attempts to change or influence them have no chance of succeeding. 必败无疑的事; 无望成功的人
They do not want to expend energy in what, to them, is a lost cause. 他们不想把精力投到他们认为注定不会成功的事中去。
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lost cause (lost causes)
剑桥词典
- someone or something that has no chance of succeeding
没有希望的人（或事）
I used to try to get him to do some exercise but then decided he was a lost cause . 我曾试图让他运动运动，但后来觉得他真是无可救药。 返回 lost cause