完全损失；无用的人或物；白费时间

n.无用的人，无用的物; 损失净尽; 鸡飞蛋打

a dead loss───一败涂地

dead losses───完全损失；无用的人或物；白费时间

dead loads───恒载

dead legs───盲管段；小腿受损

dead load───[建]恒载；静负荷

heat loss───[热]热损失，热损耗

sad loss───可悲的损失

dead horses───预付的工资；旧债；无益的事

dead grass───n.死草黄色

He may be a very talented designer, but as a manager he's a dead loss.───他可能是一个很有天赋的设计师，但作为经理他却很无能。

The car is written off as dead loss.───这辆小汽车被登记为彻底报废.

This pen is a dead loss: it just won't write properly.───这枝笔没用了: 书写很不流畅.

I regret buying that car. It is a dead loss and does not worth the money at all.───我后悔买了那辆车。它糟透了，根本不值那个钱。

They changed the currency, so these bills are a dead loss.───他们改变了货币, 所以这些钞票已经成为废纸.

The building firm is a dead loss.───那家建筑公司安全垮了.

This film is a dead loss; I don't like it.───这部电影很差劲, 我不喜欢.

At high latitudes like ours, most small-scale ambient power production is a dead loss.───在像我们这样的高海拔地区，大部分的小规模电力生产是死路一条。

Yesterday's meeting was a dead loss - nothing was decided.