Word
runner-up
/ˌrʌnəˈrʌp/
noun
亚军；第二名
核心释义
The person or competitor who finishes second, or in a position after first, in a race or competition.
- 1.
第二名；亚军；第一名之后的任何名次。
The person who finishes second, or in any position after the first.
- 2.
获得第二名的竞争者
the competitor who finishes second
- 3.
第二热门；次热门。
Second favourite.
第二热门；次热门；第二名；亚军；第一名之后的任何名次。；获得第二名的竞争者；第二热门；次热门。；亚军
用法In use
She was the runner-up in the 100-meter dash at the national competition.
用法提示：这里 runner-up 作名词，指比赛中的第二名。
The runner-up will receive a silver medal and a cash prize.
用法提示：runner-up 指在竞赛中仅次于冠军的选手。
After being the runner-up last year, she trained harder for this year's tournament.
用法提示：runner-up 说明她去年是第二名，不是冠军。
be the runner-up in sth
She was the runner-up in the 100-meter dash.
她是100米短跑的亚军。
finish as (a/the) runner-up
相关词与表达Connections
近义词Synonyms
- second-place finisher
- 第二名完成者 · 通用说法，适用于任何比赛或排名；runner-up 还可用于非体育情境如选举。
- silver medalist
- 银牌得主 · 特指在颁奖牌的比赛中的亚军，比 runner-up 更具体。
易混词Confusing words
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
复数形式为runners-up
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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