The Republican-run House of Representatives approved a bipartisan deal to spare doctors from a looming Medicare pay cut but included a provision to undermine Obamacare, which critics said is a non-starter in the Democratic-controlled Senate.
能再讲解一下spare在这里的用法吗?
还有non-starter、starter的意思,我没查到相关意思
好的。
spare sb. from:将某人从...抽调出来。spare的含义较多,用法也比较灵活,如:spare me a cup of tea给我一杯茶; spare some time to do sth.抽点时间做某事; spare sb. from pain使某人免受痛苦;等等
starter有如下含义:
1.参赛人;参赛的马(或汽车等);2.(赛跑等的)发令员;3.(发动机的)启动装置,启动器;4.(主菜之前的)开胃小吃,开胃品;5.
起步(或启动)…的人;6.在起步阶段使用的;启动时用的
non-starter:
①虽参赛但未上场跑的马②〈喻〉〈口〉无成功机会的事或人。