| 单词 | nearly man |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnearly man nearly man n. colloquial a man who narrowly fails to achieve success, or who repeatedly fails to win contests by a narrow margin (esp. in Sport or Politics). ΚΠ 1974 P. Eckersley (title of television script) The nearly man. 1985 Daily Tel. 26 Sept. 17/1 A knighthood earlier this year is probably the seal on the career of a politician described aptly by one of his friends last night as ‘a nearly man’. 1995 FourFourTwo Sept. 39/1 The classic nearly man who was left out in the cold at Glasgow Rangers before being completely frozen out at Upton Park. 2000 Sunday Times 23 July (Sports section) 4/2 As if his reputation as golf's perennial nearly-man had not been strengthened enough by the Masters and US Open, he has also managed to finish second at the Mercedes championship. < as lemmas |
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