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单词 underdog
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underdog

[ uhn-der-dawg, -dog ]
/ ˈʌn dərˌdɔg, -ˌdɒg /
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noun

a person who is expected to lose in a contest or conflict.
a victim of social or political injustice: The underdogs were beginning to organize their protests.

Origin of underdog

1875–80, Americanism;under- + dog

Words nearby underdog

undercutter, underdaks, underdevelop, underdeveloped, underdo, underdog, underdone, underdraft, underdrain, underdrainage, underdraw
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British Dictionary definitions for underdog

underdog
/ (ˈʌndəˌdɒɡ) /

noun

the competitor least likely to win a fight or contest
a person in adversity or in a position of inferiority
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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