单词	dark horse
释义	dark horse noun 1 a : a usually little known contender (such as a racehorse) that makes an unexpectedly good showing b : an entrant in a contest that is judged unlikely to succeed 2 : a political candidate unexpectedly nominated usually as a compromise between factions Example Sentences The Democrat from Utah has gone from being a dark horse to the front-runner in the campaign for President. The movie is a dark horse for the award. He is a dark horse, but I did find out that he once played football professionally. Recent Examples on the Web Could the Air-King be the next cultish outlier, the dark horse of the stainless steel sports watch parade? Carol Besler, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2022 The Psyche proposal was a dark horse, as Elkins-Tanton had never headed up a NASA mission and her industrial partner had previously built spacecraft only for Earth orbit, not deep space. Marcia Bartusiak, Washington Post, 29 July 2022 The dark horse in this race is Reliance’s Mukesh Ambani, who recently purchased a British company, Faradion, for 100 million pounds. Vivek Wadhwa, Fortune, 16 June 2022 Wakanda Forever, unless another dark horse candidate is lurking in the background. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 24 July 2022 Garfield came to the White House as a dark horse candidate after a career as a scholar, war hero and congressman. cleveland, 15 July 2022 Until this grass-court season, few even rated him a dark horse anymore. Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 11 July 2022 Pardes Biosciences is a bit of a dark horse in the race for a COVID-19 pill. Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Dec. 2021 Cara Condon was a dark horse heading into the 2022 Cheesemonger Invitational in Brooklyn last Sunday. New York Times, 17 June 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1821, in the meaning defined at sense 1a dark horse noun 1 as in stalking horse Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance stalking horse favorite son crown prince favorite competitor contestant applicant qualifier entrant candidate entry spoiler running mate hopeful claimant seeker expectant aspirant campaigner contender nominee pretender prospect applier Antonyms & Near Antonyms incumbent noncandidate officeholder awardee honoree inductee dropout See More 2 as in long shot Synonyms & Similar Words long shot liberty play hazard wager stake bet gamble venture throw speculation enterprise adventure flyer flutter chance crapshoot flier Antonyms & Near Antonyms sure thing
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