Word
world-beater
noun
天下无敌者；最强者
a competitor who holds a preeminent position
- 1.
Someone or something superior to all others of its sort.
优于同类所有其他人或事物的人或事物
优于同类所有其他人或事物的人或事物；举世无双的人
In use
After winning every match this season, she has become the world-beater of the tennis circuit.
The young chess player surprised everyone by defeating the reigning world-beater in the final.
Many believe that only a true world-beater could break that long-standing record.
a world-beater
用于单数形式，前面加不定冠词。
She is a world-beater in the field of mathematics.
她在数学领域是举世无双的人。
the world-beater
特指某领域中无人能及的人。
He is considered the world-beater of chess.
他被认为是国际象棋界的无敌手。
world-beaters
复数形式，表示多个佼佼者。
These athletes are all world-beaters.
这些运动员都是举世无双的。
Common mistakes
He is world-beater in the competition.He is a world-beater in the competition.
缺少不定冠词：world-beater 是可数名词，单数形式前需要不定冠词 a/an。
They are world-beater in their fields.They are world-beaters in their fields.
数的一致：主语是复数时，名词也应使用复数形式 world-beaters。
Connections
Confusing words
- world-class
- 世界级的 · world-class是形容词，修饰事物或人的等级，而world-beater是名词，指人本身举世无双。
- champion
- 冠军 · champion指在特定比赛或领域中获得第一的人，但可能不是唯一顶尖；world-beater强调无人能及的卓越地位。
Word family
- world-beaters
- plural
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.