a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently
a horse that fails to run in a race for which it has been entered
双语例句
1. The United States is certain to reject the proposal as a nonstarter.
美国肯定会以无望成功为由否决这项提案。
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2. The Senate and the White House said it was a nonstarter.
议院和白宫都表示这样的讨论是没有意义的，因为这一提案根本不会得到通过。
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3. Any talk of residuals, past or future, was simply a nonstarter.
任何关于剩余报酬的谈判，不管是过去的还是将来的，希望都微乎其微。
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4. Unfortunately this strategy is a nonstarter for fighting computer viruses.
不幸的是，这种策略对于计算机病毒是无效的。
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5. Unfortunately, this strategy is a nonstarter for fighting computer viruses.
不幸的是，这种策略对于计算机病毒是无效的。
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6. But such a concept is a nonstarter as far as the developed world is concerned.
但对发达国家而言，这种观念于事无补。
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7. But fitting Israeli equipment to a Saudi fighter is a nonstarter, so the British have opted to use the Damocles.
但将以色列装备安装到沙特阿拉伯战斗机上是不可能实现的，因此英国选择使用Damocles吊舱。
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8. But fitting Israeli equipment to a Saudi fighter is a nonstarter, so the British have opted to use the Damocles.
但将以色列装备安装到沙特阿拉伯战斗机上是不可能实现的，因此英国选择使用Damocles吊舱。
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用作名词 (n.)
That would be a nonstarter with Democrats and the White House has backed away from seeking to make it part of a short-term stimulus package. 对于民主党来说是无成功的希望了，白宫已逐渐不再仅仅寻找一个短期的刺激经济的一揽子方案了。
