lame duck 投机者
lame-duck session 跛脚鸭会期 ; 跛鸭会期 ; 跛脚鸭国会会议 ; 指的是议员将要离开时的那个时期
A lame duck 倒霉的人
lame duck session 跛鸭会期
Lame Duck Dance 瘸鸭子舞
Lame Duck Amendment 跛鸭修正案
N-COUNT If you refer to a politician or a government as a lame duck, you mean that they have little real power, for example, because their period of office is coming to an end. (由于任期将满等原因而)无实权的官员或政府 [usu N n]
...a lame duck government.
...一个即将届满卸任的无实权政府。
N-COUNT If you describe someone or something as a lame duck, you are critical of them because they are not successful and need to be helped a lot. 不中用的人或物; 废物 [oft N n] [表不满]
...lame-duck industries.
...前景黯淡的行业。
Moreover, by the time the lame-duck session begins, Republicans are likely to be emboldened by their expected electoral gains.
此外，随着“lame - duck”时期的开始，共和党人可能会因为预期的选举胜利而提高底气。
Obama and the lame-duck Congress agreed to bring the estate tax back but with much a higher exemption rate that had been sought by Republicans.
奥巴马和他的国会同意将遗产税补回，同时共和党人要求一个更高的豁免率。
The bird continued flying and saw a lame duck help a little duck find the way back home.
小鸟继续飞，看到一只跛鸭在帮助一只小鸭子找回家的路。
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