| 单词 | group of death |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgroup of death group of death n. [after Spanish grupo de la muerte (1970 in a Mexican source)] Sport (originally and chiefly Association Football) (sometimes with capital initials) the group which is considered the most difficult or competitive of those comprising the group stage of a tournament; cf. sense 3d. ΚΠ 1986 N.Y. Times 2 May a32/3 The draw was not kind to Uruguay, placing it in a group that is being called ‘El Grupo de la Muerte’—the Group of Death—Uruguay, West Germany, Scotland and Denmark. 1997 Times 4 Dec. 48/1 People can look for sinister arrangements, for so-called groups of death..but they cannot really second-guess what will come out of..the most equitable system that Fifa has devised. 2007 J. White & C. Ray In Black & White 65 In Argentina we were set to face reigning [rugby] champions Australia, Five Nations champions Wales, and England in Pool A... We had been drawn in the group of death. 2010 F. Bondy Chasing Game xxxiii. 288 All eyes were on Group G, immediately labeled the Group of Death for obvious reasons. Brazil had drawn..Portugal, plus arguably the best team in Africa, Ivory Coast. < as lemmas |
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