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underdog是什么意思

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n. 比赛中不被看好者;失败者;受压迫者;斗败了的狗

英文词源

underdog (n.)
"the beaten dog in a fight," 1887, from under + dog (n.). Compare top dog "dominant person in a situation or hierarchy" (see top (adj.)).
I'm a poor underdog
But tonight I will bark
With the great Overdog
That romps through the dark.

[from "Canis Major," Robert Frost, 1928]

实用例句

1. She always identifies with the underdog.
她总是同情受害者.来自《简明英汉词典》
2. " But often the underdog gets more sympathy from the bystanders. "
“ 可是,战败者常常得到旁人更大的同情—— ”来自汉英文学 - 围城
3. Most of the crowd were cheering for the underdog to win just this one time.
人群里的大多数人都在为劣势一方鼓劲,希望他哪怕就赢这一次。来自辞典例句
4. The underdog team scored two surprise goals.
处于劣势的一队出人意料地进两球.来自辞典例句
5. She took up the cause of the underdog.
她为受迫的人的事业奋斗.来自辞典例句

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