also-ran
英 [ˈɔːlsəʊ ræn]
美 [ˈɔːlsoʊ ræn]
n. 失败者; (尤指竞赛或竞选的)失利者
复数：also-rans
牛津词典
noun
- 失败者；（尤指竞赛或竞选的）失利者
a person who is not successful, especially in a competition or an election
柯林斯词典
- （比赛等的）失败者;（竞选的）落选者;很难获胜的竞争者
If you describe someone as analso-ran, you mean that they have been or are likely to be unsuccessful in a contest.
英英释义
noun
- a contestant who loses the contest
双语例句
- Spurs-They are caught in a weird place* their playoff run ( upset of2nd seed, but swept by3rd seed) leaves many questions about whether they're a contender or also-ran.
马刺-他们的季后赛表现（灭了2号种子，却被3号种子横扫）遗留下来的问题就是他们能否夺冠。 - TD-SCDMA, by contrast, already risks being labelled as an also-ran.
相比之下，td-scdma已经有可能被贴上“落败者”的标签。 - In the ebb and flow of political struggle, it was inevitable that one of them would go down. He never got anywhere in politics. He's just an also-ran.
在时起时伏的政治斗争中，必有一派要失败。他在政治上毫无进展，他只是一位失败者。 - I asked them, "why did Nokia fall from industry leadership to also-ran status in the space of less than five years?"
我问他们：“为什么诺基亚在短短不到五年的时间里，从曾经的行业领袖堕入现在如此落魄的境地？” - They have persisted in chasing over-optimistic returns and paying sky-high salaries, arguing that to do otherwise would condemn their banks to also-ran status.
他们执意追逐高回报，抱着过分乐观的看法，并支付高额薪水，辩称如果不这样做就会落后。 - The aim is to do a Vodafone by using an also-ran carrier as a vehicle to disrupt an entire sector.
其目标是打造一个沃达丰，即利用一家并非顶尖的运营商来搅动美国整个移动通信行业。 - Emboldened by the recall crisis, competitors spread word that Toyota, once considered the unstoppable force of the automotive world, had been reduced to the status of also-ran.
竞争者借由丰田召回事件这一机会大力唱衰，声称一度被汽车业界认为势不可挡的丰田而今已沦为平庸的配角。 - But progress remains a struggle; Motorola is still an also-ran in global market share by units and by revenue.
但总体进展并不顺利；无论是以销量、还是销售额计，摩托罗拉的全球市场份额表现平平。 - He is an also-ran in every swimming contest.
他每次比赛都没获胜。 - Long regarded as an also-ran in America, it has undergone a remarkable turnaround and seen sales surge.
长期以来奥迪在美国一直销量平平，但最近它在美国打了一个漂亮的翻身仗，销量出现飙升。