好词典
losers
UK //ˈluːzəz//US //ˈluːzərz//
词源
源自中古英语 'losere'，与动词 'lose'（失去、失败）相关，最初指遭受损失或失败的人。
noun
❶ 指在比赛、竞争或生活中失败的人，常带有贬义，暗示能力不足或运气不佳。
“The team was mocked as losers after losing ten games in a row.”
（这支队伍连续输掉十场比赛后，被嘲笑为失败者。）
“Don't call them losers just because they didn't win the contest.”
（不要仅仅因为他们没赢得比赛就叫他们失败者。）
❶ 指在某种情境中处于不利地位或遭受损失的人或群体。
“The new policy created winners and losers in the economy.”
（新政策在经济中创造了赢家和输家。）
“Small businesses were the biggest losers during the pandemic.”
（小企业在疫情期间是最大的输家。）
同义词:failures, underdogs, defeated
常见短语
born losers — 形容那些似乎注定失败或总是运气不佳的人，带有讽刺或同情意味。
“They called themselves born losers because nothing ever went right for them.”
（他们自称是天生的失败者，因为什么事都不顺。）
sore losers — 指那些因失败而表现得愤怒或不甘心的人，通常缺乏风度。
“He threw his racket and stormed off like a sore loser.”
（他摔了球拍，像个输不起的人一样气冲冲地走了。）