单词 | two/three strikes against somebody/something |
释义 | two/three strikes against somebody/something From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtwo/three strikes against somebody/somethingtwo/three strikes against somebody/somethingAmerican English a condition or situation that makes it extremely difficult for someone or something to be successful Children from poor backgrounds have two strikes against them by the time they begin school. → strikeExamples from the Corpustwo/three strikes against somebody/something• For the younger pilots, I had two strikes against me before I even began that were impossible to overcome.• Generally, unless batters have two strikes against them, Bosley doesn't want them to swing at high strikes. |
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