a person or team that finishes second in a race or competition; a person or team that has not finished first but that wins a prize 第二名;亚军;非冠军的获奖者 Winner: Kay Hall. Runner-up: Chris Platts. 冠军:凯 · 霍尔。亚军:克里斯 · 普拉茨。 They finished runners-up behind Sweden. 他们紧随瑞典队之后,获得了第二名。 The runners-up will all receive a £50 prize. 没有拿到冠军的获奖者都将得到 50 英镑的奖金。
Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: other sportsc1She had to be content with the runners-up position. 她必须满足于亚军的位置。 She was last year's runner-up to Sarah Jones. 她是去年的亚军,输给了萨拉•琼斯。 The mayor presented the medals to the winners and runners-up. 市长向获胜者和亚军颁发奖牌。 There are three runners-up prizes of club shirts. 二等奖的奖品有三份,为俱乐部球衣。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryRunner-up is used before these nouns:- finish
- prize
- spot
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