lame duck

常见例句

Unpopular lame duck though he may be, Mr Bush will stay in office until January 2009.
尽管布什可能是一只不受欢迎的跛鸭，他将继续高坐白宫直至2009年。
I reiterated my commitment to get the START treaty done during the lame duck session and I have communicated to Congress that it is a top priority.
奥巴马说：“我重申了我的承诺，在瘸脚鸭国会会期期间完成批准削减战略武器条约。我已经与国会交流过，告知这是一项首要议程。
Peter Mandelson may have evoked memories of the Heath era when he insisted that the motor industry was "not a lame duck".
彼得·曼德尔森或许唤醒了人们对于“荒芜时代”的回忆，当时他坚持称汽车工业并不是“跛鸭子”（无望的）。

Congress holds a lame duck session after an election.
Mr.Calderon's term in office ends in two years. Some analysts see him as a "lame duck" president with a keen interest in support from Washington.

Now, we did that in December during the lame duck on the tax cut issue.
WHITEHOUSE: Presidential Press Conference on the 2012 Budget
The phrase "lame duck" itself came into use in the U.S. Congress in the early 1800s.
NPR: Lawmakers Have Full Plate for Lame-Duck Session
There is now a lame duck government in Portugal, with elections expected within three months.
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