doa
doa — abbreviation
1. used for someone who was already dead when they reached a hospital or another pl
used for someone who was already dead when they reached a hospital or another place where help was waiting
The ambulance crew said the crash victim was DOA at midnight.
be DOA in an emergency report
Doctors recorded the fisherman as DOA when he reached the clinic.
After the factory blast, two workers arrived DOA at the hospital.
The hospital report stated that Nellie's father was DOA.
The nurse marked the patient DOA at the emergency entrance.
- dead on arrival
the full form that DOA shortens
- dead
broader, because it does not specifically refer to arrival for treatment
- lifeless
describes appearance rather than an official medical report
- alive
shows the person was still living on arrival
文法句型
be DOA
arrive DOA
be listed as DOA
用法筆記
Used mainly in hospital, police, and emergency reporting. It usually appears after be or similar reporting verbs and sounds factual rather than emotional.
常見錯誤
2. used for a plan, bill, idea, or product that has no real chance of succeeding, o
used for a plan, bill, idea, or product that has no real chance of succeeding, or that does not work the moment it is delivered
The mayor's tax plan was DOA after both parties rejected it.
be DOA = have no chance of success
Christopher's phone arrived DOA, so the store sent a replacement.
arrive DOA = broken when delivered
Investors called the merger DOA once the board said no.
The cheap printer was DOA straight out of the box.
Anjali knew her proposal was DOA after the budget cuts.
- doomed
suggests failure is certain, but not necessarily immediate
- stillborn
mainly used for plans or projects that never truly begin
- faulty
describes a product defect, but does not always imply total failure
- dead on arrival
the full phrase used before the abbreviation
文法句型
be DOA
arrive DOA
be DOA out of the box
用法筆記
Often used in political reporting, business talk, and product returns. A device can be DOA because it never works when delivered, while a proposal is DOA because support disappears before it can move forward.