Also-ran
n. 落选的马, 失败者, 落选者
📖 牛津释义
also-ran
n
1 (in racing) horse or dog not among the first three to finish （赛马或赛狗中不在前三名以内的）落选的马或狗.
2 (fig 比喻) person who fails to gain success or distinction 没有成功或无成就的人
I'm afraid John is one of life's also-rans. 很遗憾, 约翰是人间的庸才.
🧩 词语组成解析
also
['ɔlso]
adv. 也;同样;并且;
conj. 另外;
ran
[ræn]
v. 跑( run的过去式 );移动;（使）流动;（工作等）进行;
🗣️ 情景例句
He's not interested in settling down.
他不想稳定下来。
Don't have thy cloak to make when it begins to rain.
切莫临时抱佛脚。
I do not doubt that it would be possible to inject ideas into the modern world that would utterly destroy us.
向现代世界灌输一种思想以便摧毁我们人类是可能的事，对此我并不怀疑。