lost cause
复数形式
lost causes
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无望的事业, 绝望的案例
a thing or person that is impossible to improve or succeed
- After numerous failed attempts, the project seemed like a lost cause.
在多次尝试失败后，这个项目似乎是一个无望的事业。
- The once-thriving business had become a lost cause due to poor management.
由于管理不善，曾经繁荣的企业变成了无望的事业。
- Trying to convince him otherwise felt like a lost cause.
试图以其他方式说服他感觉像是徒劳无功。
- The deteriorating relationship was seen as a lost cause by both partners.
恶化的关系被双方视为无望的事业。
- The neglected garden was viewed as a lost cause by the new homeowners.
被忽视的花园被新业主视为 无望的事业。