underdog

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n. 斗败了的狗, 失败者, 受害者 [法] 受压迫者, 在不健全的社会的受害者

发音

UK /ˈʌndəˌdɒɡ/
US /ˈʌndɚˌdɔɡ/
US /ˈʌndɚˌdɑɡ/

词形变化

underdogs 复数 underdogs

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A competitor thought unlikely to win.

    鱼腩

    失败者

    受迫者

    劣势方

    不被看好的一方

    弱旅

    They were the underdogs in the basketball competition.

  2. 2.

    Somebody at a disadvantage.

    弱者

    处于劣势的人

    屌丝

  3. 3.

    A high swing wherein the person pushing the swing runs beneath the swing while the person being pushed is at the forward limit of the arc.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

loser failure nonstarter

词源

From under- + dog.

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