| 单词 | also-ran |
| 释义 | also-ran[ awl-soh-ran ] / ˈɔl soʊˌræn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR also-ran ON THESAURUS.COM nounSports.
Informal. a person who loses a contest, election, or other competition. Informal. a person who attains little or no success: For every great artist there are a thousand also-rans. Origin of also-ranFirst recorded in 1895–1900 Words nearby also-ranalsike clover, Alsip, Al Sirat, also, Alsop, also-ran, Alston, alstroemeria, Alström's syndrome, alt, Alta. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for also-ranBritish Dictionary definitions for also-ranalso-ran nouna contestant, horse, etc, failing to finish among the first three in a race an unsuccessful person; loser or nonentity Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with also-ranalso-ran Loser, failure, unsuccessful individual, as in Jane feared that her candidate, a terrible speaker, would end up as an also-ran, or As for getting promotions, Mark counted himself among the also-rans. This term comes from racing, where it describes a horse that finishes in fourth place or lower or does not finish a race at all. It first appeared in the 1890s in published racing results, and has since been transferred to losers in any kind of competition, and also more broadly to persons who simply don't do well. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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