Lost cause
失败的事业;注定会失败的事情
🧩 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
I love you!
我爱你！
There are many people I'd like to thank.
我想感谢很多人。
but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired.
但始终未能筹足资金把教堂的钟修好。