倒霉的人（非正式）
没有前途的人（非正式）
处于困境者（非正式）
扶不起的阿斗
The water plant is a lame duck.───这个水生植物像坡脚的鸭子.
The president nominated a lame duck to head commision.───总统提名一名任期将满的官员来负责委员会.
Sally always has to have a lame duck to look after.───萨莉总是要找个残疾的人来加以照顾.
He cushions his transition into retirement by referring to himself as a lame duck.───他为了减少冲击,在退休过程的转移中,自称为跛脚鸭.
The governor of our state ended up as a lame duck when he lost the election.───我们州的州长竞选连任失败,因此即将下任.
And while that makes him a lame duck, he still has his veto pen and his bully pulpit.
Sally always has to have a lame duck to look after.
He had turned out to be a lame duck and limped out of her life.
A lame duck manager can not bring his business back on to the normal track.
Bush is not merely treating Clinton as a lame duck.
The president nominated a lame duck to head commision.
He is a lame duck manager who cannot even set clear goals for his team.
The water plant is a lame duck.
It leaves a lame duck with the responsibility of pushing the Maastricht Bill through the Commons.
lame duck───n.跛足鸭（指遭遇困难需要帮助的人或企业）；（由于任期将满等原因而）无实权的官员或政府；无用的人
lame ducks───n.跛足鸭（指遭遇困难需要帮助的人或企业）；（由于任期将满等原因而）无实权的官员或政府；无用的人
lame-duck───n.跛足鸭（指遭遇困难需要帮助的人或企业）；（由于任期将满等原因而）无实权的官员或政府；无用的人
a dead duck───完蛋的人；死鸭子
black duck───黑鸭子（中国演唱组合名）
blue duck───山蓝鸭，蓝鸭
Barbary duck───芭芭丽鸭
alameda───n.林荫散步道；n.(Alameda)人名；(西、葡)阿拉梅达
alamedas───n.林荫散步道；n.(Alameda)人名；(西、葡)阿拉梅达