单词 | a bad, poor loser |
释义 | > as lemmasa bad, poor (or good) loser d. a bad, poor (or good) loser: a person who loses with bad (or good) grace. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > evil person > [noun] > when losing a bad loser1892 the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > defeat or overthrow > [noun] > losing > one who loses > specific a bad, poor (or good) loser1892 1892 A. W. Pinero Magistrate i. 28 I hate a bad loser, don't you, Guv? 1916 Dial. Notes 4 326 Loser n., differentiated as good loser and bad loser. Not local. ‘Those college boys are good losers and do not complain at defeat, but the academy boys..are sure bad losers.’ 1931 D. L. Sayers Five Red Herrings xiii. 146 He was a bad loser. A slice off the tee..would put him off his game for the afternoon. 1947 ‘G. Orwell’ Eng. People 14 The admiration for a ‘good loser’. 1951 M. Shulman Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1953) 206 ‘Poor loser!’ they kept yelling as they clobbered me. 1973 A. Mann Tiara xvii. 164 The British were always talking about ‘being a good loser’. 1973 Radio Times 20 Dec. 10/1 I like to win at things. But..I'm a good loser. < as lemmas |
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