摘要：该短语表示“毫无机会，根本不可能成功”，强调某事物发生的可能性极低，几乎不存在实现的可能。其核心语义通过“地狱中的猫”这一意象强化了“绝境中的渺茫希望”，常用于否定句或疑问句中，表达对结果的绝对否定 。

该短语表示“毫无机会，根本不可能成功”，强调某事物发生的可能性极低，几乎不存在实现的可能。其核心语义通过“地狱中的猫”这一意象强化了“绝境中的渺茫希望”，常用于否定句或疑问句中，表达对结果的绝对否定 。

英义：to have no chance at all

例：

The opposition candidate hasn't a cat in hell's chance of winning the election without public support.

若无公众支持，反对派候选人根本不可能赢得选举。

Small businesses don't stand a cat in hell's chance of competing with multinational corporations in pricing wars.

小企业在价格战中根本不可能与跨国公司竞争。

The peace proposal hasn't a cat in hell's chance of being accepted by both parties without compromise.

若无妥协，和平提案根本不可能被双方接受。

His experimental art exhibition didn't have a cat in hell's chance of attracting mainstream audiences.

他的实验艺术展根本不可能吸引主流观众。

She knew she didn't have a cat in hell's chance of rekindling their relationship after the betrayal.

她知道背叛后根本不可能重燃旧情。

rekindle /ˌriːˈkɪndl/

vt.重新点燃；使复苏；使重新活跃

Students without basic math skills don't stand a cat in hell's chance of passing the advanced calculus exam.

无基础数学能力的学生根本不可能通过高等微积分考试。

The isolated troops didn't have a cat in hell's chance of surviving the enemy siege without reinforcements.

孤立无援的部队若无援军根本不可能在敌军围攻中存活。

They haven't a cat in hell's chance of finishing the project on time with such limited resources.

You don't have a cat in hell's chance of inheriting the estate without the family's approval. 《唐顿庄园》

未经家族同意，你根本不可能继承这份遗产。

If you don't prepare for the audition, you won't stand a cat in hell's chance of getting the role. 《老友记》

不准备试镜的话，你根本不可能得到那个角色。

The new policy hasn't a cat in hell's chance of being implemented without local government cooperation.（2023年考研翻译题）

若无地方政府合作，新政策根本不可能实施。

来源：翅膀英语一点号