题目
If you refer to a politician or a government as a(an) ______ , you mean that they have little real power, for example, because their period of office is coming to an end.
If you refer to a politician or a government as a(an) ______ , you mean that they have little real power, for example, because their period of office is coming to an end.
题目解答
答案
lame duck
解析
本题考查英语习语的掌握,特别是政治或政府相关语境中的常用表达。关键点在于理解“little real power”和“任期即将结束”这两个条件,对应特定的俚语表达。需要联系常见政治术语,回忆与“权力弱化”相关的习语。
题意解析:题目要求填写一个形容政治人物或政府因任期即将结束而权力微弱的习语。
关键思路:
- 锁定语境:政治领域,描述权力弱化的情况。
- 联想习语:英语中“lame duck”常用来形容这种情况,意为“跛鸭”,比喻即将结束任期、影响力下降的官员或政府。
- 验证匹配:结合“任期即将结束”(如美国总统选举后到新总统就职前的“跛鸭期”),确认答案符合语境。