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loser

UK //ˈluːzə(r)//US //ˈluːzər//

词源

源自中古英语 'losere',与动词 'lose'(失去)相关,最早记录于14世纪。

noun

❶ 指在比赛或竞争中失败的人,也常用来形容生活中不成功或不受欢迎的人,带有贬义色彩。

“He was a sore loser after the chess match.”

(他在国际象棋比赛后表现得像个输不起的人。)

“Don't call people losers just because they're different.”

(不要仅仅因为别人与众不同就说他们是失败者。)

同义词:failure, underdog, also-ran

常见短语

born loser — 形容一个人似乎注定失败,无论怎么努力都难以成功。

“He called himself a born loser after his third business failed.”

(在第三次创业失败后,他称自己是个天生的失败者。)