Word · Frequency #20161
Fully loadedunderdogs
弱者;不被看好的一方
underdogs is the plural of underdog.
underdog
- 1.
A competitor thought unlikely to win.
被认为不太可能获胜的竞争者。
- 2.
Somebody at a disadvantage.
处于劣势的人。
- 3.
A high swing wherein the person pushing the swing runs beneath the swing while the person being pushed is at the forward limit of the arc.
一种高荡秋千动作,推秋千的人在秋千向前摆动到极限时从秋千下方跑过。
被认为不太可能获胜的竞争者。;处于劣势的人。;一种高荡秋千动作,推秋千的人在秋千向前摆动到极限时从秋千下方跑过。;斗败了的狗;失败者
In use
Everyone loves an underdog in a sports competition.
The small team was the underdog, but they won the final match.
In many stories, the underdog overcomes all difficulties in the end.
be the underdog
be 动词可与过去时、完成时等连用;指代一个群体时常用复数 underdogs。
They were the underdogs throughout the tournament.
在整个锦标赛中,他们都是不被看好的一方。
root for the underdog
root for 意为“为……加油、支持”,整个短语表示支持处于劣势的一方。
Everyone loves to root for the underdog.
人人都喜欢为弱者加油。
underdog story
underdog 可作定语修饰名词,表示“弱者逆袭的”或“不被看好的”。
Connections
Collocations
- root for the underdog
- 支持弱者;为不被看好的一方加油
- I always root for the underdog in sports matches.在体育比赛中,我总是支持弱者。
- underdog story
- 弱者逆袭的故事;黑马故事
- The movie is a classic underdog story about a small team beating the champions.这部电影是一个经典的弱者逆袭故事,讲述一支小球队击败冠军队。
- underdog team
- 不被看好的队伍;弱旅
- The underdog team surprised everyone by reaching the finals.这支不被看好的队伍出乎所有人意料地进入了决赛。
- underdog status
- 劣势地位;不被看好的处境
- They embraced their underdog status and played without pressure.他们接受了自己不被看好的处境,毫无压力地比赛。
- underdog candidate
- 处于劣势的候选人
- The underdog candidate gained support through social media.这位处于劣势的候选人通过社交媒体获得了支持。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
under=在下面,dog=狗;想象打架时被压在下方的狗,处于劣势,所以underdog就是不被看好的弱者。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:sports competitions、elections、business competition 该词属于中性常用词,多用于体育比赛、选举或企业竞争等场合,正式与非正式语境中都比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -og 结尾,在英式发音中与 underdog 末尾 /dɒɡ/ 押韵。注意:拼写以 under- 开头的词如 underdone /ˌʌndəˈdʌn/、understand /ˌʌndəˈstænd/、undergo /ˌʌndəˈɡəʊ/ 看起来相似,但重音和元音不同,并不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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