| 单词 | loser |
| 释义 | loser (luːzəʳ ) Word forms: losers 1. countable noun [usually plural] The losers of a game, contest, or struggle are the people who are defeated or beaten. ...the winners and losers of this year's Super Bowl. [+ of] good loser/bad loser phrase If someone is a good loser, they accept that they have lost a game or contest without complaining. If someone is a bad loser, they hate losing and complain about it. I'm sure the prime minister will turn out to be a good loser. You are a very bad loser Lou, aren't you? 2. countable noun If you refer to someone as a loser, you have a low opinion of them because you think they are always unsuccessful. [informal, disapproval] You're a bunch of losers. 3. countable noun [usually plural] People who are losers as the result of an action or event, are in a worse situation because of it or do not benefit from it. Some of Britain's top business leaders of the 1980s became the country's greatest losers in the recession. Synonyms: failure, flop [informal], underdog, also-ran Quotations: Show me a good loser and I will show you a loser Collocations: election loser When the two-time election loser comes to your defence, you know things really must be bad. The Sun So why was a tax and spending settlement, which was seen as an election winner in 1997, seen as an election loser by 2001? Times, Sunday Times Recounts are undertaken if the election loser can show he has exhausted all appeals in the state courts under state law. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 An apparent election loser, behind by 2% or less of the total votes cast, may request a recount. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He said that the protests were 'sour grapes from election losers'. Times, Sunday Times In fact the real losers are the share holders, who take all of the risks associated with a company's success. Times, Sunday Times As with most 'versus' movies, the humans caught in the middle are the real losers. Times, Sunday Times I got messages from about 30 guys, most of whom were real losers. Times, Sunday Times As both adults fought their corner to the bitter end, the real losers are their loved ones. The Sun The real losers are homeowners who have fixed-rate mortgage deals. Times, Sunday Times People don't like sore losers. Times, Sunday Times (2006) He was criticised as being a sore loser. The Sun (2011) If you don't do it you come across as a sore loser. The Sun (2006) Translations: Chinese: 输者 Japanese: 敗者 |
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