| 单词 | lucky loser |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslucky loser lucky loser n. Sport (a) (chiefly Tennis) a competitor who loses in the qualifying round of a competition, but is given a place in the main draw after the withdrawal of another player through injury, illness, etc.; (b) a competitor, team, etc., who is not placed highly enough to qualify automatically for the later stages of a competition, but who gains entry by being one of the best-placed losers, or by playing a further knockout round. ΚΠ 1954 Mirror (Perth) 19 June 17/6 Miss Shilcock will now meet South African Miss A. I. Bilse, one of the ‘lucky losers’. 1987 Daily Tel. (Sydney) (Nexis) 1 Sept. Clark..had to wait until all four heats had been run and the times ratified before he knew whether he had gained one of the ‘lucky loser’ semi-final berths. 1995 Independent (Nexis) 8 Feb. 39 Jeremy Bates made his exit from the Dubai Open yesterday, unable to find an answer to the power of the German ‘lucky loser’ Carsten Arriens. 2012 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 4 Aug. b3/4 The Italians went 1-2 in the preliminary round... That forced Italy to play a lucky loser match on Friday night. < as lemmas |
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