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

• I always like to root for the underdog.
  我总是喜欢为弱方加油。
• 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。
• 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。
• We all love an underdog story, and this one vastly cheered me up.
  我们都爱听失败者的故事，上面这个故事令我兴奋不已。
• A desire for fair play, and help for the underdog.
  公平竞赛的愿望以及对弱者的帮助。
• As a bear, he is the ugly duckling and underdog who will be disparaged, dismissed and, eventually, triumphant.
  作为一直熊，他是一个卑微的人和一个失败者饱受别人的贬低、解雇但最终获得了胜利。
• And they carry that. They carry that with them. We champion the underdog.
  于是他们就一直揣着这种认知：我们是十足的失败者。
• I do love the underdog story though.
  不过我确实喜欢看小人物的故事。
• As I floated further away from God, I also went from the teacher's pet to the underdog.
  当我远离上帝的时候，我也从老师喜爱的乖学生变成倒霉蛋。
• Instead, Rhapsody is the underdog.
  可是，Rhapsody却成了一位失意者。