also-ran
英 [ˈɔ:lsəuræn] 美 [ˈɔlsoˌræn]

n.

落选之马，败者，落选者；

变形

复数：also-rans

英英释义

also-ran[ 'ɔ:lsəuræn ]

• n.a contestant who loses the contest

  同义词：loser

双语例句

1. I'm afraid John is one of life's also-rans.
   很遗憾，约翰是人间的庸才。

权威例句

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