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候选hòu xuǎncandidate (attributive)当选dāng xuǎnto be elected; to be selected民选mín xuǎndemocratically elected一蹶不振yī jué bù zhènone stumble, unable to rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse付之东流fù zhī dōng liúto commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably付诸东流fù zhū dōng liúwasted effort前功尽弃qián gōng jìn qìto waste all one's previous efforts (idiom)功亏一篑gōng kuī yī kuìlit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful