单词 | red-hot favourite |
释义 | > as lemmasred-hot favourite red-hot favourite n. a horse, team, competitor, etc., that is very strongly fancied to win; cf. hot favourite at hot adj. 12e. ΚΠ 1879 Times 27 Oct. 12/2 She was comparatively an outsider in the betting, Out of Bounds being a red-hot favourite. 1920 Times 10 Sept. 5/2 A red-hot favourite was forthcoming for the Wharncliffe Three-Year-Old Handicap. 1978 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 30 May Bruges are going to read all about us being red-hot favorites and have a little chuckle—just as Ipswich did last week. 2003 Western Mail (Cardiff) (Nexis) 3 May (Sport Suppl.) 22 Williams had been installed as a red-hot favourite with bookmakers Ladbrokes at extremely short odds of 1-50 when the contest resumed. < as lemmas |
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