A lost cause
已失败的事业;大势已去
🧩 词语组成解析
lost
[lɔst]
adj. 失去的;迷路的;不知所措的;
v. 遗失，失去（ lose的过去式和过去分词）;（使）失去（所需要的东西，尤指钱）;（因事故、年老、死亡等）损失;浪费;
cause
[kɔz]
n. 原因;动机;理由;事业;
vt. 成为…的原因;导致;引起;使遭受;
🗣️ 情景例句
She is dying to know where you've been.
她极想知道你到哪去了。
I'm combing my hair in the bathroom.
我在浴室梳头。
Though the doctors did his best, the patient's recovery was slow.
尽管医生竭力医治，但病人恢复缓慢。