| 单词 | dead duck |
| 例句 | There was one panel of rabbits, dead, one of pheasants, also dead, and one panel of dead ducks. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z I noticed a long time ago when it comes to disappointment, once a growned person feels it for you, you ain’t nothing but a dead duck, ’cause caint nothing be done to change their mind. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “We leave when he leaves! We’ve got diplomatic immunity. That S.O.B.’s a dead duck if he dares lay a hand on us!” Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z She had been grossed out by a string of dead ducks hanging in a window. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z This idea once held a lot of sway, but color-driven garden design is, by and large, a dead duck. Sometimes a garden’s color scheme is best left to the plants 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z Favorite phrases included “That’s grist for your mill,” “The plot thickens,” and “I’m a dead duck!” The Battle Hymn of the Papier-Mâché Mother 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z The Windsor framework agreement, a dead duck, brought into existence by shady promises of future preferment with grubby rewards and potential gongs to MPs. Nadine Dorries' resignation letter in full 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z “It is a dead duck,” he said, referring to the alliance. Uruguay Saw Opportunity in China. It Got Schooled in the Hazards of Trade. 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z “I don’t want to be a lame duck forever. I’d rather be a dead duck I guess,” Tobin said, sparking laughter at the press conference. Pope Francis IDs successor to conservative Providence bishop 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z The assumption is that the Democratic congressional majority isn't just a lame duck, it's a dead duck. He's running: The specter of Donald Trump looms over the GOP's midterm prospects 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z "Frankly, I would have been bored to do that. I would have been a dead duck, career-wise. You have to discard an audience to pick up another one." The unintended side-effects of a Grammy nomination 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z The Plaid Cymru MP Ben Lake said a coalition deal with his party in the Senedd was now "a dead duck". Welsh election results 2021: Labour hold on to power as counting resumes 2021-05-08T04:00:00Z “It's not a dead duck as much as hydroxychloroquine, but it certainly is not the hope that was initially signaled.” Remdesivir and interferon fall flat in WHO’s megastudy of COVID-19 treatments 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z “The issue of climate change and the fire is a dead duck as far as I’m concerned,” said Graham, an animated 68-year-old cattleman with a shock of gray hair. In fire-hit rural Australia, climate debate burns deep 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z “Before a game against the Oregon Ducks, Price disguised himself as a duck hunter. He wore a hunting outfit and waders and stalked the sidelines carrying a shotgun and a bagful of dead ducks.” Can new WSU football coach Nick Rolovich step out of Mike Leach’s shadow? 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z However, Martin Lewis, founder of Moneysavingexpert, described the account as a "dead duck" for savers. Santander cuts rate on flagship current account 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z Lord, does he oblige: The pile of dead ducks now seems as high as a D.C. monument. Playoff chases are fun, aren’t they, Nats fans? Why are you hiding under your desk? - The Washington Post 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z He said the provision to guarantee an open border between Ireland and Northern Ireland by keeping Britain aligned with European trade and regulatory rules — the so-called “backstop” — was a dead duck. New U.K. prime minister Boris Johnson promises a ‘golden era’ — and Brexit 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z Buffett is correct in acknowledging that the traditional newspaper business model is a dead duck in the long run, as readers transition to digital news websites. How Warren Buffett, who says the news business is ‘toast,’ tried to kill my first paper 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z A middle-aged musician nursing a hangover in his mate’s dressing room is a dead duck. Johnny Marr: ‘A middle-aged musician nursing a hangover is a dead duck’ 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z “I think in the black community there was a feeling that even if Crump was innocent, he was a dead duck,” she said. Dovey Johnson Roundtree, defense lawyer and civil rights warrior, dies at 104 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z The Tory party was left negotiating a Brexit deal with a dead duck leader, a hung parliament, and no idea of what outcomes the establishment wanted. Is the British establishment finally finished? 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z It was around the time of Sars, the bird-flu epidemic, so it felt controversial – as well as darkly comic – to be photographing dead ducks. Michael Wolf's best photograph: four plucked ducks in Hong Kong 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z The UK's agreement is essential for the whole thing to get going, because without a British signature, under the current rules, the whole thing is a dead duck. UK government presses on with EU patent scheme despite Brexit - BBC News 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z Lame duck doesn’t mean dead duck — and this president’s still quacking. By seeking to thwart the Constitution, Republicans are playing with fire 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z However, giving the kiss of life to a dead duck doesn’t do much to resuscitate it. Bond-aggedon Has Begun 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z “For a time the president not only looked like a lame duck but a dead duck,” recalls Ken Duberstein, Reagan’s last chief of staff. Obama and the Next 24 Months Is HP’s cloud a dead duck with no chance for success? Cloud Computing, Legacy Vendors And The Only Reality That Matters 2013-10-01T19:17:00Z A leader of the rebel Conservatives, Jesse Norman, described the reform proposal as a “dead duck” after the government retreat. Britain’s Coalition Government Retreats on Reform for House of Lords 2012-07-11T03:35:53Z Yet here he was locked up in their tin-can of a jail, as good as a dead duck. Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 2012-01-04T03:00:28.750Z Pattie was truly Irish, but grand at his work nevertheless, whether retrieving a dead duck or a maimed one. Wild Adventures in Wild Places 2011-12-12T03:00:22.477Z She gazed upon the wash drying on the line, upon a brace of dead ducks hanging from the eaves, upon the smoky kettle and the ashes of the fire. Quick Action 2011-09-26T02:00:28.347Z Evidently he has just returned from the chase, for his dog is with him, and on the floor lie his game bag, gun, and a dead duck. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z The first few nights she was in laager she had no more initiative than a dead duck, but she’s getting quite bright now. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z Well, Kennedy took a called third strike and Carp was a dead duck. Brendan Ryan has left shoulder soreness, out again 2011-08-07T00:39:05Z He was a dead duck at the bag. Don't wish Mariner bench coach Robby Thompson a Happy 25th Anniversary today 2011-06-28T00:12:06Z Ellen ran fleetly into the marshy grass, and brought both of the dead ducks to me. Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman 2011-06-04T02:00:12.520Z Merry, you will be a dead duck in athletics and sports. Frank Merriwell's Return to Yale 2011-02-03T03:00:10.883Z Despite the setback, Mr Richards insisted that the project itself was not a "dead duck". House abandoned as forces retreat 2011-01-22T12:11:23Z The mayor needs to give up his dead duck plans for a new airport. Calls for London mayor to 'come clean' on aviation expansion plans 2011-01-18T14:10:26Z Unless you invest, whether it's the better ones from the Championship or guys with experience of the Premier League, then you are on to a dead duck. How to avoid going straight back down from the Premier League 2010-10-22T23:08:00Z Moore said he knew he was a dead duck when he looked up and saw Aybar running towards him pump-faking the throw. Shawn Kelley has "partial Tommy John" surgery and should be playing catch in four months 2010-09-02T01:08:00Z Figgins was running on contact and a dead duck at home. Mariners fall to Milwaukee, 8-3 2010-06-26T04:52:00Z But he fired a bullet to the cutoff man and Wilson was a dead duck. Mariners at Los Angeles Angels: May 30, 2010 game thread 2010-05-30T21:27:00Z But though realignment as Westminster politicians have understood it is now a dead duck, a richer and deeper realignment is desperately needed. The new politics needs a realignment of the mind. It needs Caroline Lucas 2010-05-25T19:30:00Z Elsie Bee Bee would go sadly back to painting 'old hats' and dead ducks. The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop Why is a dead doctor like a dead duck? The Handbook of Conundrums But you'd be a flock of dead ducks, no matter what you tried. Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal If a Heinkel or an Me 110 showed up, the old girl would be a dead duck. A Yankee Flier in Italy We wasted an hour and a quarter over that dead duck down under, and now I'm expected to go rubbin' my back all round the Pole. With The Night Mail A Story of 2000 A.D. (Together with extracts from the comtemporary magazine in which it appeared) Thud! went the strings of dead ducks on the floor; somebody scratched a match and lighted the ceiling lamp. Athalie Down came the straggler, a dead duck at sixty yards. A Village of Vagabonds Mr. Jaw Gum, senior partner in the firm of Jaw Gum & Co., importers of cigars, cigarettes, dead duck's eggs and Chinese delicatessen, of 7 Pell street, was at home. Newspaper Reporting and Correspondence A Manual for Reporters, Correspondents, and Students of Newspaper Writing Some night, fire or no fire, a herd of mastodon will come busting in here and if they ever hit the helicopter, we'll be dead ducks. Project Mastodon In a sepulchral voice he replied, “I’m ---, and last night I carried the dead duck!” Memoirs He might be a dead duck; but I wanted to know how and why. Torchy, Private Sec. There were also two tasteful portraits of dead ducks which had been added as a finishing touch by some tenant during the eighties and which still remained upon the walls to Ricky's unholy joy. Ralestone Luck One need only be sure of the attitude of the plaintiff to strike back; if he is interested in heckling the defendant and this can be demonstrated in evidence, the heckler is a dead duck. The Fourth R And while I sat there watching, up out of the sea along the reef to my right crawled a naked, dripping figure holding a dead duck in his mouth. Police!!! With an air of infinite contempt the President exclaimed— “I don’t waste my powder on dead ducks.” Memoirs But he ended the trouble by taking up all his dead ducks save one. The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure "You will be what you call in this country a dead duck!" the stranger warned. Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X Driving him off with a broken-toothed rake she is, she that was so gentle that she wouldn't hardly pluck the feathers of a dead duck! Three Wonder Plays Whether he caught sight of me or not, I don't know; but he suddenly dropped the dead duck from his mouth, turned, and dived under water. Police!!! But from that date of the dead duck he became “total abstinence,” and concentrated all his faculties and found all his excitement in vengeance hot and strong, without a grain of sugar. Memoirs The next time the hawk swooped down, he let it drive with full force at the dead duck, and thus impale itself on the muskrat spear. The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure Some of the dead ducks were forwarded to the Biological Survey and were turned over for examination to the Bureau of Animal Industry, by the experts of which the disease was diagnosed as intestinal coccidiosis. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation So I goes 'ome, and I says I'll write 'er a letter as would charm a dead duck in a saucepan. Weapons of Mystery If a mouse hesitated just a moment he was apt to find himself to be a dead duck. The Life of Me; an autobiography Now, be it noted, that a stuffed dead duck had become the gonfalon or banner of the Republicans, and where it swung there the battle was fiercest. Memoirs "I haven't been doing anything; it's the cook, he's been boxing my ears with a dead duck." Selected Polish Tales This is on the theory that the duckless sportsmen of the State of California would like to buy dead ducks and geese for their tables! Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation I glided forward, and came near shooting the Quartermaster, who sat in a bunch of sedge-grass, with a dead duck by his side. Crooked Trails "You'd sure be a dead duck long before we crossed the border, my boy!" he cried. The Strange Cabin on Catamount Island The little man got a long stick, and, reaching it out, drew the dead duck to the bank. Mother Goose in Prose We wasted half an hour fussing over that dead duck down under, and now I'm expected to go rubbin' my back all round the Pole. Actions and Reactions And how queer it would be to see dead ducks flying through the air! A New England girlhood, outlined from memory (Beverly, MA) In a few hours afterward they were all dead ducks on their way to the London market. The Two Destinies |
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