doa

IPA/ˌdiː əʊ ˈeɪ/
IPA/ˌdiː əʊ ˈeɪ/

doa — 縮寫

1. used for someone who was already dead when they reached a hospital or another pl

1.縮寫C1
釋義

到院死亡

送到醫院或救援點前已死亡

used for someone who was already dead when they reached a hospital or another place where help was waiting

例句

The ambulance crew said the crash victim was DOA at midnight.

救護人員說，那名車禍傷者在午夜送到時已到院死亡。

be DOA in an emergency report

Doctors recorded the fisherman as DOA when he reached the clinic.

醫師記錄那名漁夫送到診所時已經死亡。

同義詞
  • 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

反義詞
  • 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

❌The doctors tried to keep the patient DOA.
✅The doctors tried to keep the patient alive.
💡DOA means the person had already died before help could begin, not that the person was still in danger.

2. used for a plan, bill, idea, or product that has no real chance of succeeding, o

2.縮寫C1
釋義

夭折；壞掉

計畫沒開始就完了，或產品一到手就壞

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

例句

The mayor's tax plan was DOA after both parties rejected it.

市長的稅改方案在兩黨都反對後就此夭折。

be DOA = have no chance of success

Christopher's phone arrived DOA, so the store sent a replacement.

Christopher 的手機一到手就是壞掉的，所以商店寄來了替換品。

arrive DOA = broken when delivered

同義詞
  • 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

反義詞
  • viable

    describes a plan or idea that can still succeed

  • working

    describes a product that functions properly

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.

常見錯誤

❌The printer is DOA because the ink is low.
✅The printer is faulty because the ink is low.
💡DOA usually means the product failed from the start, not that one smaller problem appeared later.