单词 | dead rubber |
释义 | > as lemmasdead rubber dead rubber n. Sport a fixture or match in which the outcome is of no real consequence to either side, usually after the winner of a best of series has already been ascertained. ΚΠ 1959 Manch. Guardian 15 June 8/7 When all passion was spent, Ayala played Davies in a final ‘dead rubber’ that did not matter very much. 1985 Times 3 Dec. 28/6 Only Glen Brumby played for uninhibited victory over Qaiser in the dead rubber. 2013 R. O'Gara & G. Thornley Ronan O'Gara ix. 154 There are also very few dead rubbers [in the Heineken Cup] because the scrap for the final two quarter-final places offers a lifeline to almost everyone. < as lemmas |
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