单词 | also-ran |
释义 | also-ran /awl"soh ran'/, n. 1. Sports. a. (in a race) a contestant who fails to win or to place among the first three finishers. b. an athlete or team whose performance in competition is rarely, if ever, a winning or near-winning one. 2. Informal. a person who loses a contest, election, or other competition. 3. Informal. a person who attains little or no success: For every great artist there are a thousand also-rans. [1895-1900] |
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