underdog
[ˈʌndərdɔ:g]
n.
失败者;
退居下风的人;
受压迫者;
打败了的选手;
例句:
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How did Wichita's underdog saga have any chance?
来自WSJ
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She always identifies with the underdog.
她总是同情受害者.
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" But often the underdog gets more sympathy from the bystanders. "
“ 可是,战败者常常得到旁人更大的同情—— ”
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Most of the crowd were cheering for the underdog to win just this one time.
人群里的大多数人都在为劣势一方鼓劲,希望他哪怕就赢这一次。
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Then, as now, Greece was a huge underdog.
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"I identify with the underdog," he said.
来自NEWYORKER