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outsider

noun
 
🔊/ˌaʊtˈsaɪdə(r)/
🔊/ˌaʊtˈsaɪdər/
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  1.  
    a person who is not accepted as a member of a society, group, etc.外人；局外人
    • Here she felt she would always be an outsider.她在这里总觉得是个外人。🔊🔊
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    • I started to feel like a complete outsider.我开始感觉自己像个十足的局外人。
    • an outsider to the group圈子之外的人
    Topics Social issuesc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • complete
    • political
    • social
    • …
    verb + outsider
    • feel
    • feel like
    preposition
    • outsider to
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  2.  
    a person who is not part of a particular organization or profession（组织、行业）外部的人；外来者
    • They have decided to hire outsiders for some of the key positions.他们决定在某些关键职位上聘任外来人员。🔊🔊
    • To an outsider it may appear to be a glamorous job.在外面的人看来，这似乎是一份令人向往的工作。🔊🔊
  3. a person or an animal taking part in a race or competition that is not expected to win（比赛中）不被看好的人（或动物）
    • The race was won by a rank outsider (= a complete outsider).在这场比赛中夺冠的是一匹不被看好的马。
    Topics Sports: other sportsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • complete
    • rank
    preposition
    • outsider in
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