- a person who is defeated in a competition(比赛的)输者,败者
- winners and losers赢家与输家
- He’s a good/bad loser (= he accepts defeat well/badly).他是个输得起/输不起的人。
Extra Examples- The film company thought they'd backed a loser until the film won an Oscar.影片获得奥斯卡金像奖之前,电影公司一度以为他们支持错了对象。
- The main loser was the United Left, which lost eight seats.输得最惨的是联合左翼,失去了8 个席位。
- He has to be the Oscars' all-time loser with seven nominations and no wins.他必须以7项提名而没有获胜,成为奥斯卡的历史性输家。
- Sweden will now play the losers of the other semi-final for the bronze medal.现在,瑞典队要与另一场半决赛的败者争夺铜牌。
- They were 16–3 losers to New Zealand yesterday.他们是昨天新西兰的16–3输家。
Topics Games and toysb1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + loserSee full entry - (rather informal) a person who is regularly unsuccessful, especially when you have a low opinion of them屡屡失败的人(尤指评价较低者)
- She's one of life's losers.她是个生活的失败者。🔊🔊
- He's a born loser.他生来就是个失败者。🔊🔊
Extra Examples- The impression he gave was one of a bumbling loser.他给人的印象是失败者之一。
- She made me feel like a complete loser.她让我觉得自己像个彻底的失败者。
- He's just a pathetic loser.他不过是个可怜的失败者。
- He began to see himself as a loser; lacking in skills or opportunities.他开始视自己为失败者。缺乏技能或机会。
Topics Difficulty and failureb2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + loserSee full entry - a person who suffers because of a particular action, decision, etc.(因某行为、决定等的)受损害者
- The real losers in all of this are the students.在这一切中真正受损害的是学生。🔊🔊
- If the teachers go on strike, the children are the ultimate losers.如果教师罢工,最终受害的将是孩子们。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + loserSee full entry