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has-been

noun
🔊/ˈhæz biːn/
🔊/ˈhæz bɪn/
 (informal, disapproving)
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  1. a person who is no longer as famous, successful or important as they used to be一度有名（或成功、重要）的人物；曾红极一时的人物；过气名人
    • He’s very much a political has-been.他在政坛上确曾风光一时。
    • She’s just an old has-been.她只不过是个早已过气的人物。
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