underdog

英 [ˈʌndədɒɡ]

美 [ˈʌndərdɔːɡ]

n.  处于劣势的人(或团队、国家等); 弱者; 比赛前不被看好者

复数：underdogs　

GRETEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.20161 / COCA.12386

牛津词典

noun

• 处于劣势的人（或团队、国家等）；弱者；比赛前不被看好者
  a person, team, country, etc. that is thought to be in a weaker position than others and therefore not likely to be successful, win a competition, etc.
  1. Before the game we were definitely the underdogs.
     我们在赛前绝对不被看好。
  2. In politics, he was a champion of the underdog (= always fought for the rights of weaker people) .
     在政治上，他总是为弱势群体奋斗。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （竞争、竞赛等中的）劣势方，弱者
  The underdogin a competition or situation is the person who seems least likely to succeed or win.
  1. 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。
  2. ...Webb, the underdog in this race.
     在这次比赛中处于劣势的韦伯

英英释义

noun

• one at a disadvantage and expected to lose

双语例句

• In this new phase of his life, Mr Jobs is no longer the underdog.
  在人生的新阶段，乔布斯不再是一个失败者。
• Bumblebee: A scout; Underdog type character; Smallest of the team.
  大黄蜂：侦察兵；受欺负型角色；在团队里体型最小。
• I always like to root for the underdog.
  我总是喜欢为弱方加油。
• But would you choose an underdog as your auditor?
  但你会选择一个弱者作你的审计师吗？
• 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。
• This one in particular talks about the advantages of being an underdog.
  这本书特别谈到了处于下风时的优势。
• "My mom gave me an appreciation for the underdog," he said.
  “我的妈妈给了一颗让我欣赏失败者的心，”他说。
• Those you work with may have little consideration for the underdog.
  与你一起工作的可能不会关心失败者。
• Well, I've always had this thing for the underdog.
  好吧，我总是会替落水狗挡这种事。
• This is the song of the movie "Underdog". It's quite interesting.
  这首歌是电影「超能特工狗」的主题曲，电影蛮有趣的。