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If you describe someone or something as a dead duck, you are emphasizing that you think they have absolutely no chance of succeeding. 注定失败的人或事
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Will his party still be so supportive if main benefit of his party's agreement to serve and support the coalition government turns out to be a deadduck?
But the momentum of WiMax means 802.20 could be a deadduck, says Zvi Slonimsky of Alvarion, the leading maker of fixed-wireless gear and a strong backer of WiMax.