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nonstarter
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural nonstarters
plural nonstarters
Learner's definition of NONSTARTER
[count]
1
informal : someone or something that will not be effective or successful无用的人（或物）；无希望的人（或事） — usually singular通常用单数
- Tax reform appears to be a nonstarter this year.看起来今年实施税制改革是没希望了。
- As a candidate, he's a nonstarter. [=he has no chance to succeed as a candidate]作为候选人他没有成功的希望。
- She acknowledges that the proposal may be a political nonstarter.她承认那个提议可能在政治上行不通。
2
US, sports : a player who is not chosen to play at the beginning of games : a player who is not one of the starters on a team（球赛）非首发队员
- She's the leading scorer among the team's nonstarters.她是非首发阵容中的主要得分球员。
nonstarter
noun
non·start·er ˌnän-ˈstär-tər 
Example Sentences
She's the leading scorer among the team's nonstarters.
Recent Examples on the Web Russian military bloggers have seized on the dearth of official information from Kyiv to push the Kremlin narrative that the push to retake territories held by Russia is a nonstarter. 
Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ, 3 Sep. 2022 Knowledge about contractions and load for the average person may make this a nonstarter for many. Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 25 May 2022 That could be a nonstarter for Republicans, who object to using U.S. taxpayer money for that purpose. CBS News, 18 Apr. 2022 That could be a nonstarter for Republicans, who object to using U.S. taxpayer money for that purpose. Kevin Freking, ajc, 18 Apr. 2022 That could be a nonstarter for Republicans, who object to using U.S. taxpayer money for that purpose. oregonlive, 18 Apr. 2022 The club’s work with ethereum and the environmental damage potentially caused by blockchain is a nonstarter for others. Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 13 Apr. 2022 Just five years ago, crypto was essentially a nonstarter for much of the legacy financial industry. Declan Harty, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2022 The players were seeking a $240 million pool without hard slots, which was a nonstarter. Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2022 See More
Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ, 3 Sep. 2022 Knowledge about contractions and load for the average person may make this a nonstarter for many. Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 25 May 2022 That could be a nonstarter for Republicans, who object to using U.S. taxpayer money for that purpose. CBS News, 18 Apr. 2022 That could be a nonstarter for Republicans, who object to using U.S. taxpayer money for that purpose. Kevin Freking, ajc, 18 Apr. 2022 That could be a nonstarter for Republicans, who object to using U.S. taxpayer money for that purpose. oregonlive, 18 Apr. 2022 The club’s work with ethereum and the environmental damage potentially caused by blockchain is a nonstarter for others. Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 13 Apr. 2022 Just five years ago, crypto was essentially a nonstarter for much of the legacy financial industry. Declan Harty, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2022 The players were seeking a $240 million pool without hard slots, which was a nonstarter. Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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