loser

loser
noun
  1. a person or thing that loses or has lost something, especially a game or contest
    (尤指游戏或竞赛)失败者
    ■[with adj.]a person who accepts defeat with good or bad grace, as specified
    [与形容词连用,依形容词的意思表示] 输得起(输不起)的人
    we won fair and square — they should concede that bravely and be good losers.
    我们赢得光明正大,他们应当勇敢地接受失败,做输得起的人。
    ■a person or thing that is put at a disadvantage by a particular situation or course of action
    处于不利地位的人(物)
    children are the losers when politicians keep fiddling around with education.
    政客们不重视教育对孩子非常不利。
    ■(informal)a person who fails frequently or is generally unsuccessful in life
    (非正式)经常失败的人;人生失意的人
    a ragtag community of rejects and losers.
    由被抛弃者和失败者组成的下层社区。
    ■(Bridge)a card that is expected to be part of a losing trick
    (桥牌)必失一墩的牌
常用词组
be on (或 on to) a loser
  1. (informal)be involved in a course of action that is bound to fail
    (非正式)注定失败
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