underdog
常考释义
1.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.
Before the game we were definitely the underdogs.我们在赛前绝对不被看好。
In politics, he was a champion of the underdog(= always fought for the rights of weaker people) .在政治上,他总是为弱势群体争取权益。
I cannot think of any place I would rather be as Election Day draws close than running an underdog campaign in the state of New Hampshire!
在选举日即将来临的时刻,我除了来到新罕普什尔之外,不可能会想到任何其它地方去开展处于劣势的竞选!
The most unbelievable result of having started the war was that the starter himself turned out to be the underdog.
发动那场战争最令人难以置信的结果是发动者本身成了战败者。
Crown had been seen as an underdog at best but had been encouraged by Ford if it could find the necessary funding, the paper added.
报导称,皇冠财团一直不被看好,但通用鼓励其坚持竞购,若其能获得必要融资的话。
PES may be the underdog - but it has been a champion before, and you can never write a champion off.
PES可能是牺牲者-但是它以前已经是一个冠军,而且你不能注销一个冠军。
Microsoft, increasingly the underdog in a range of markets, had a glimpse of good news over the weekend.
近来在多处市场越来越处于被动的微软在本周末终于看到了一丝好消息。
Qaddafi's strong anti-authority bent and his tendency to identify with the underdog can be traced back to his childhood.
卡扎菲强烈的反权威倾向和他对底层受压迫者的同情可以追溯到他的孩提时代。
It still thinks like an underdog. Even if it isnt' anymore.
它依然像不起眼的小公司一样思考,即便它早就不再是家小公司。
But in that case, you are assuming that you are the underdog; you cannot win but at least you keep your honor.
但在那个案件,您假设,您是处劣势方;您无法赢取但是至少您保留您的荣誉。
Laszlo: Isn't it strange that you always happened to be fighting on the side of the underdog?
拉兹洛:你总是碰巧为受压迫者而战,这不是很奇怪吗?
Yep, it's a real inspiring thing as you struggle as the heroic underdog.
是的,像英雄般的失败者那样奋斗,这是一件真正鼓舞人心的事。
If you can't have sumptuous play at a World Cup you at least need underdog valour and surprising outcomes to discuss in the pub.
既然在世界杯上打不出华丽的足球,那么你至少要拥有哀兵之勇,以及足成酒吧谈资的冷门结果。
Televised debates tend to favour the underdog, reckons Alan Schroeder, the author of "Presidential Debates: Fifty Years of High-Risk TV" .
《总统竞选辩论:50年的高风险电视》一书的作者AlanSchroeder说,电视辩论一般来说对于落后者有利。
"For the first time in her career, we're not the underdog. All eyes are on her, " he added.
他接著表示:「这是她歌唱生涯首次不是没没无闻的角色,所有的焦点都聚集在她身上了。」
This usually works to the advantage of the smaller business if you can capitalize on the American tradition of cheering for the underdog.
这通常工作的优势规模较小的公司如果你用得上美国的传统为他欢呼居下风的人。
But they had been at the receiving end of prejudice long enough, we thought, to empathize with the underdog of either sex.
但是她们被误解和歧视地太久了,我们认为,要去同情弱者群体。
Meanwhile, Barack Obama said that he would be the "underdog" in next year's presidential election, "given the economy" .
与此同时,巴拉克•奥巴马“根据目前的经济局势”,认为自己在明年的大选中将会“名落孙山”。
Molly : Well, you are definitely an underdog, but the only thing that you will be famous for is being beaten to a pulp.
莫莉:你绝对是一个失败者,唯一可以让你出名的事就是被打成烂茄子。
change that will help the underdog. They're usually good listeners who genuinely want to hear about someone's problems, and.
他们通常会是一个好的倾诉对象,一个真正想要倾听你的问题并且真正想要帮助你的人。
There is nothing like a great underdog sports story to rally a nation's spirits.
没有什么能比体育比赛中弱队反败为胜的故事更能凝聚一个民族的精神。
Fans will be riveted while waiting to see if their favorite female underdog finally gets her day.
当等候的时候,狂热者将会被用铆钉固定看看是否他们的喜爱母牺牲者最后拿她的日子。
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