“沉沦”用英语怎么说？

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If something is dead in the water, it has failed and it seems impossible that it will be successful in the future.

沉沦，一蹶不振

Dead in the water意指没有前进的动力或机会。这是一个航海术语，最初指的是在无风的日子里一动不动的帆船，看起来像是死在了水里。

So how does a government revive an economy that is dead in the water?

《曼哈顿计划》 第二季第1集:

There's a problem with Thin Man. We're dead in the water. So what are we gonna do about it?

瘦子计划出了问题。我们的方案根本不可能实现。那我们应该怎么做？