Of or denoting a situation which is disadvantageous or damaging to all those involved.
双输局面的;两败俱伤的
he even gets his way in what would clearly be a lose-lose situation
即使在明显会是两败俱伤的局面中他都能找到出路。
Example sentencesExamples
‘It is a lose-lose situation, Colonel,’ he said tiredly, his helpless tone making his old frame appear even more fragile.
I wanted to argue back with him, but it was a lose-lose situation for me.
It's a lose-lose situation and he seems to be happily oblivious.
This is potentially a real lose-lose situation.
So I was in a win-win / lose-lose situation whatever happened.
Success or no success, we're in a lose-lose situation.
When we recover, we will have a lose-lose situation on our hands.
Clearcutting provides an example of a lose-lose situation in which machines replace people and destroy an ecosystem.
The police knows it's in a lose-lose situation.
Of course, it is win-win situation for the Government and a lose-lose situation for the taxpayer.
So it's really a lose-lose situation all round, and the health authorities are not taking a responsible position.
Is it worth arguing in this lose-lose situation?
Without procedures for the circumstances they found themselves in, and no instructions as to how they should act, those police officers and civilian driver were in a lose-lose situation.
The current council tax system leads to a lose-lose situation.
In other words, can inter-human conflicts be resolved in a manner beneficial to all, in a win-win situation instead of a lose-lose situation detrimental to all the protagonists?
If it is such a lose-lose situation, how on Earth did it happen and how can it be avoided in future?
It's a lose-lose situation for small business owners.
In other words, instead of creating a win-win situation, this type of legislation creates a lose-lose situation.
As we learned with the TV show, it's bound to be a lose-lose situation, ready to backfire any minute.
Strifes like that are due to excessive dogma and idealism and can only lead to lose-lose situations.