also-ran

短语

n. 落选的马, 失败者, 落选者

发音

其它

词形变化

also-rans 复数 also-rans

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person or animal who competed in a race, or other competition, but did not win.

    陪跑

  2. 2.

    A loser; a person or thing soon to be forgotten.

    比喻

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

loser

上位词 1

contestant

下位词 1

old maid

词源

From the world of horse race betting, where lists of winners would be published with non-paying positions printed in a block under the heading “Also Ran”.

来源：wiktionary