also-ran
英 ['ɔ:lsəuræn]
美
- n. 落选者；失败者；落选之马
英英释义
- 1. a contestant who loses the contest
实用场景例句
- For example, he is an excellent cook, and he also ran his own restaurant before.
- 像是他也是个出色的厨师, 他以前还开过店呢.
期刊摘选
- The Wall Street Journal also ran a big story about Chrysler.
- 《华尔街日报》也以很大的篇幅报道了克莱斯勒公司的情况.
辞典例句
- JB : I also ran the school farm.
- 我也管理学校农场.
期刊摘选
- But Greece, Ireland and Portugal also ran large private sector – and current account – deficits.
- 不过,希腊 、 爱尔兰和葡萄牙的私人部门及经常账户赤字同样也很高.
期刊摘选
- Meanwhile, the team also ran climate models using martian temperature data.
- 同时, 研究小组还利用火星的气温数据进行了气候模拟.
期刊摘选
- He also ran a 9.85 on June 9 in the Czech Republic.
- 原记录是蒙哥马利2002年在法国巴黎进行的田径大奖赛中创造的.
期刊摘选
双语例句
- 1. Surfing the Internet is fun, but it's also a time waster.
- 上网很有意思，但也很浪费时间。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. They also left a card, imprinted with the name Sean Lynch.
- 他们还留下了一张名片，上面印着肖恩·林奇的名字。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Once wholesale prices are deregulated, consumer prices will also rise.
- 一旦批发价格放开，零售价格也会随之上涨。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. The two policemen were joined by another policeman also carrying a pistol.
- 另一名持枪警察和那两名警察会合了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Sex education is also expected to help check the spread of AIDS.
- 人们还希望性教育有助于控制艾滋病的蔓延。
来自柯林斯例句
英文词源
- also-ran (n.)
- 1896, originally in reference to horse-races, from also + past tense of run (v.). Probably from the way non-placing horses were listed in race results.
词态变化
复数: also-rans;