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单词 wooden spoon
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Definition of wooden spoon in English:

wooden spoon

noun
British
  • An imaginary prize said to be awarded to the person who is last in a race or other competition.

    they finished with the wooden spoon after losing a penalty shoot-out
    Example sentencesExamples
    • After all, last year was a true wooden spoon with losses all the way, so this is a good guide to see how far we have come.
    • It's one thing beating Italy and Scotland, who are competing for the wooden spoon.
    • A finish anywhere above the wooden spoon position, he believes, would be a decent start.
    • Before the season started the Scots fans were probably eyeing Rome as a wooden spoon decider and so it was, but not for Scotland.
    • Everyone is waiting for them to meet head-to-head to sort out whose name gets inscribed on the wooden spoon.
    • Graham and the team have now been presented with a wooden spoon booby prize for their efforts.
    • The last two Grand Slams were followed by a wooden spoon and that outcome is not entirely out the question this year.
    • If York win at the Thunderdome, Gateshead will remain bottom of the NFP and face a huge task to avoid the wooden spoon.
    • Until then, they will need every last scrap if they are to hamper Ireland in Rome on Sunday and avoid the wooden spoon.
    • At the end, a grinning Italian fan had presented Kirwan with a battered wooden spoon.
    • These are then followed by a wooden spoon final, a third and fourth place off and the grand final.
    • Yorkshire will be keen to avoid the wooden spoon and victory in Whitehaven would see them finish as runners-up.
    • The ceremony is also to include the award of a wooden spoon for the worst performer in the parliament.
    • For Scotland, avoiding the wooden spoon has been achieved already, and winning the title is impossible.
    • The performance of both sides was very much that of two teams desperate to avoid the wooden spoon.
    • We need to win it to avoid a wooden spoon and to rescue our season, they need to win it to win a Grand Slam.
    • They were the favourites for the wooden spoon before the season started but they've recorded two wins from their first four games.
    • Keith Wood joked after the match that it was nice to see someone else picking up the wooden spoon for a change.
    • If Casino want to avoid the wooden spoon they will need to pick up some additional players to strengthen their list.
    • None of them topped any of our tables, nor did any finish consistently well, with the silvers, bronzes and wooden spoons shared out fairly evenly.

Origin

A spoon made of wood was formerly given to the candidate coming last in the Cambridge mathematical tripos.

 
 
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