n.虽参赛但未上场跑的马; <喻><口>无成功机会的事或人;
例句:
As a business proposition, it's a non-starter.
作为一份商业建议,它不可能取得成功。
Your proposal is absurd; it's an absolute non-starter.
你的建议不合理, 绝对行不通.
That is a political non-starter.
这在政治上行不通.