also-ran单词基本解析：

n.落选之马，败者，落选者
n. 失败者, 落选者, 庸才, 落选的马
n.落选之马，败者，落选者；

also-ran变化用词：

复数:also-rans;

复数：also rans

also-ran英英释义：

Noun

1. a contestant who loses the contest

名词 also-ran:

a contestant who loses the contest

同义词：loser

also ran[ 'ɔ:lsəuræn ]n.a contestant who loses the contest

同义词：loser

also-ran中文词源：

also-ran用法和例句：

For example, he is an excellent cook, and he also ran his own restaurant before.

像是他也是个出色的厨师, 他以前还开过店呢.

The Wall Street Journal also ran a big story about Chrysler.

《华尔街日报》也以很大的篇幅报道了克莱斯勒公司的情况.

辞典例句

JB : I also ran the school farm.

我也管理学校农场.

But Greece, Ireland and Portugal also ran large private sector – and current account – deficits.

不过,希腊 、 爱尔兰和葡萄牙的私人部门及经常账户赤字同样也很高.

Meanwhile, the team also ran climate models using martian temperature data.

同时, 研究小组还利用火星的气温数据进行了气候模拟.

He also ran a 9.85 on June 9 in the Czech Republic.

原记录是蒙哥马利2002年在法国巴黎进行的田径大奖赛中创造的.

also-ran

I'm afraid John is one of life's also rans.
很遗憾，约翰是人间的庸才。

---