英语释义

• an elected official still in office but not slated to continue

片语

a lame-duck President跛脚鸭总统

Lame Duck Amendment跛鸭修正案（美国宪法的第20次修正案）

A lame duck没有前途的人（非正式）

speculator投机者；思索者

lame duck golden parachute克林顿在一九九二年十一月三号当选为美国第四十二届总统

venturer冒险者；投机者

lame-duck governments跛脚鸭政府

lame-duck sessionA lame duck session of Congress in the United States occurs whenever one Congress meets after its successor is elected, but before the successor's term begin The expression is now used not only for a special session called after a sine die adjournment, but also for any portion of a regular session that falls after an electio

英汉例句

• i reiterated my commitment to get the start treaty done during the lame duck session and i have communicated to congress that it is a top priority.

  奥巴马说：「我重申了我的承诺，在瘸脚鸭国会会期期间完成批準削减战略武器条约。我已经与国会交流过，告知这是一项首要议程。

• it would be wrong for a lame duck in washington to tie the hands of the next administration on such matters.

  布什这位」跛脚鸭”不能在这些问题上束缚住下届政府的手脚。

• the post story is not helpful to powell, who could find his effectiveness diminished if he is seen as a lame duck for the remaining 18 months of bush「s current term.

  另外，《华盛顿邮报》的报告对鲍威尔也有些不利，因为如果大家把他看作是布什离任前18个月的即将去职的官员民选官员，他的效能将逐渐消失。

• here’s why this lame duck session is so important. early in the lastdecade, president bush and congress enacted a series of tax cuts that weredesigned to expire at the end of this year.

  如果你要问我为什么这个即将离任的议员会议如此重要，那是因为本世纪初由布什总统和议会通过的一系列减税政策仅仅延续到本年年末。

• hopefully, it may spill over the dinner and the medias」 focus is gonna be what we need to get under the lame duck session.

  希望我们的投机者会议所谈论的可能成为晚餐和媒体的焦点。

• the lame duck president was losing more and more control over his country.

  这个没用的总统越来越没有能力管理自己的国家了。

• those hoping for action in washington may have to wait until the white house quacker is a lame duck in 2013.

  那些期望在华盛顿颁布法律的人们可能要等到2013年，白宫发言人下台之际。