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nonstarter

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++non·start·er /ˌnɒnˈstɑːtə $ ˌnɑːnˈstɑːrtər/ noun [countable usually singular]  informalFAIL an idea, a plan, or a person that has no chance of success 无成功机会的想法[计划,人] In its present form the scheme is a non-starter. 这一方案照其现有模式是行不通的。
Examples from the Corpus
nonstarterThe issue of his failure to sell off stock portfolios is also a nonstarter.Trying to find her way back out was obviously a nonstarter but staying here she would probably be spotted fairly quickly.At the time, this was a nonstarter in Pyongyang.
non·start·er nounChineseSyllable
or Corpus has a that plan, an idea, a person


nonstarter
nonstarter /ˌnɒnˈstɑːtə $ ˌnɑːnˈstɑːrtər/ noun [countable usually singular]
informal an idea, a plan, or a person that has no chance of success:
    In its present form the scheme is a non-starter.