英语词汇“straggler”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

to be the last one in a line, group, race etc► be last

· There's no point in trying, because I know I'm going to be last.· We were last in a very long queue, so I knew we'd have a long wait.be (the) last to do something · Sally was last to arrive.· His plane was always the first to take off, and the last to land.be last in line (=be the last person to have something, especially when this seems unfair) · I was the youngest in a family of four, so I was always last in line for clothes and toys.· Let's just say I don't want to be last in line for promotion.

► come in last/finish last

also come last British to finish a race or competition in the last position: · Our school always comes in last in the regional competition.· Bakatin came last with just 3.4% of the vote.· Despite finishing last of six, he was only beaten by two lengths.

► bring up the rear

to be last in a line or group of people, cars, ships etc that is moving forward: · We all followed our guide up the path, Marcus and I bringing up the rear.· The funeral hearse was followed by cars full of friends, and a company of Life Guards brought up the rear.

► straggler

a person who is too slow to keep the same speed as the rest of the group they are with, so that they move along some distance behind: · A few stragglers got lost in the fog.· After three and a half hours, the stragglers were still coming through.

单词	straggler
释义	stragglerstrag‧gler /ˈstræɡlə $ -ər/ noun [countable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES A few stragglers got lost in the fog. After three and a half hours, the stragglers were still coming through. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Ahead of him, the tail-end stragglers of the daily rush hour traffic scurried across Westminster Bridge. John had come to the tow path as the stragglers of the crowd were passing. Kalchu followed behind, raising his arms and whistling at the stragglers. Ramsay delayed the return for as long as he dared, to allow stragglers to come up. The last stragglers were expected near midnight. The roads and forests were full of stragglers. When a rare disagreement arose, he tried to coax stragglers along or simply found a more acceptable phrasing. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto be the last one in a line, group, race etc► be last · There's no point in trying, because I know I'm going to be last.· We were last in a very long queue, so I knew we'd have a long wait.be (the) last to do something · Sally was last to arrive.· His plane was always the first to take off, and the last to land.be last in line (=be the last person to have something, especially when this seems unfair) · I was the youngest in a family of four, so I was always last in line for clothes and toys.· Let's just say I don't want to be last in line for promotion. ► come in last/finish last also come last British to finish a race or competition in the last position: · Our school always comes in last in the regional competition.· Bakatin came last with just 3.4% of the vote.· Despite finishing last of six, he was only beaten by two lengths. ► bring up the rear to be last in a line or group of people, cars, ships etc that is moving forward: · We all followed our guide up the path, Marcus and I bringing up the rear.· The funeral hearse was followed by cars full of friends, and a company of Life Guards brought up the rear. ► straggler a person who is too slow to keep the same speed as the rest of the group they are with, so that they move along some distance behind: · A few stragglers got lost in the fog.· After three and a half hours, the stragglers were still coming through. a person or animal that is behind the others in a group, because they are moving more slowly: Wait for the stragglers to catch up.
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