| 单词 | never-was |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnever-was never-was n. colloquial a person who has never been great, distinguished, or useful (often used in humorous contrast to has-been). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > [noun] > one who or that which is unsuccessful > one who is a failure > one who has never been successful never-waser1891 never-was1911 1911 J. C. Lincoln Cap'n Warren's Wards xv. 238 One of 'em's a used-to-be, and the other's a never-was. 1977 Chicago Tribune Mag. 2 Oct. 48/1 Having or keeping a sense of significance is a problem for those of us whom Archie Bunker once described as ‘has-beens and never-wases’. 1998 W. Coleman Bathwater Wine 119 Better an almost-was..than a never-was. < as lemmas |
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