dead on arrival

釋義

1. 1

   （事故受害者或病人）到達醫院時已經死亡

   (of an accident victim or other patient) already dead when arriving at hospital

   She was pronounced dead on arrival.她在送達醫院時即被宣佈死亡。

2. 2

   口語美式

   已不可能成功；到貨即損；到達時已無用

   very unlikely to be successful; not working when it is delivered

   The bill was dead on arrival in the Senate.這項法案在參議院就不可能通過。

同一詞條的短語

• be dead and gone
• be a dead ringer for
• dead as a dodo
• dead as a doornail
• a dead duck
• the dead hand of
• dead in the water
• dead meat
• dead to the world
• over my dead body
• wouldn't be seen dead
• flog a dead horse