also-ran
also-ran
al.so-ran AHD[ôl“s½-r²n”] DJ[6%8ls*&7r#n] KK[6%lso7r#n]
n.（名词）
1.A horse that does not win, place, or show in a race.
落选的马：赛马中未获胜，未获名次或未参加比赛的马
2.A loser in a competition, as in an election:
竞争失败者，选举失败者：
“had enough support to place him in the middle of the also-rans”(&b{George F. Will})
“有足够的支持使他进入落选者的行列”(乔治F.威尔)
3.One that has little talent or success:
庸才，平庸之辈：没有才气，没有成就的人：
just an also-ran in the art world.
不过是个艺术界的庸才而已
