a person who is defeated in a competition (比赛的)输者,败者 winners and losers 赢家与输家 He’s a good/bad loser (= he accepts defeat well/badly). 他是个输得起/输不起的人。
Extra ExamplesTopics Games and toysb1The film company thought they'd backed a loser until the film won an Oscar. 影片获得奥斯卡金像奖之前,电影公司一度以为他们支持错了对象。 The main loser was the United Left, which lost eight seats. 输得最惨的是联合左翼,失去了8 个席位。 He has to be the Oscars' all-time loser with seven nominations and no wins. 他必须是奥斯卡史上的失败者,有七项提名,但没有获奖。 Sweden will now play the losers of the other semi-final for the bronze medal. 现在,瑞典队要与另一场半决赛的败者争夺铜牌。 They were 16–3 losers to New Zealand yesterday. 昨天他们以16比3输给了新西兰。
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a person who is regularly unsuccessful, especially when you have a low opinion of them 屡屡失败的人(尤指评价较低者) Extra ExamplesTopics Difficulty and failureb2The impression he gave was one of a bumbling loser. 他给人的印象是一个笨手笨脚的失败者。 She made me feel like a complete loser. 她让我觉得自己像个彻底的失败者。 He's just a pathetic loser. 他不过是个可怜的失败者。 He began to see himself as a loser; lacking in skills or opportunities. 他开始把自己看成失败者;缺乏技能或者机会。
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a person who suffers because of a particular action, decision, etc. (因某行为、决定等的)受损害者 The real losers in all of this are the students. 在这一切中真正受损害的是学生。 If the teachers go on strike, the children are the ultimate losers. 如果教师罢工,最终受害的将是孩子们。
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