
好词典

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