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Outsider Race N Count 可数名词 Belong Accepted Noun Person

The word "outsider" refers to a person who doesn't belong to a group, is not accepted by a group, or is unlikely to win a competition. It can also describe someone external to an organization or profession.

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[N-COUNT 可数名词](某个团体或组织)外部的人 An outsider is someone who does not belong to a particular group or organization.
  • The most likely outcome may be to subcontract much of the work to an outsider.

    最可能的结果是将大量的工作分包出去。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词](不为某一团体所接受或感觉不属其中的)外人 An outsider is someone who is not accepted by a particular group, or who feels that they do not belong in it.
  • Malone, a cop, felt as much an outsider as any of them.

    马隆是个警察,他跟他们一样都觉得自己像个外人。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词](在竞赛中)不大可能获胜的人(或队伍) In a competition, an outsider is a competitor who is unlikely to win.
  • He was an outsider in the race to be the new UN Secretary-General.

    在新一任联合国秘书长的角逐中,他的胜算很小。


Oxford out·sider / ˌaʊtˈsaɪdə(r) ; NAmE ˌaʊtˈsaɪdər / noun 1 a person who is not accepted as a member of a society, group, etc. 外人;局外人 Here she felt she would always be an outsider. 她在这里总觉得是个外人。 2 a person who is not part of a particular organization or profession (组织、行业)外部的人;外来者 They have decided to hire outsiders for some of the key positions. 他们决定在某些关键职位上聘任外来人员。 To an outsider it may appear to be a glamorous job. 在外面的人看来,这似乎是一份令人向往的工作。 3 a person or an animal taking part in a race or competition that is not expected to win (比赛中)不被看好的人(或动物) The race was won by a 20–1 outsider. 比赛获胜者是个不被看好、20 赔 1 的赛马。 To everyone's surprise, the post went to a rank outsider (= a complete outsider). 出人意料的是,那个职位竟然落到一个毫不起眼的人头上。 outsider outsiders out·sider / ˌaʊtˈsaɪdə(r) ; NAmE ˌaʊtˈsaɪdər /
LDC
outsiderout‧sid‧er /aʊtˈsaɪdə $ -ər/ ●○○ noun [countable]
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1someone who is not accepted as a member of a particular social groupinsider:  I’m an outsider, the only foreign woman in the group.to an outsider To an outsider, the system seems complex and confusing.2someone who does not belong to a particular company or organization or who is not involved in a particular activityinsider:  a political outsider who is running for governor3someone who does not seem to have much chance of winning a race or competitionrank outsider British English Last year he was a rank outsider for the title.
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Spoken:

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outsiders[2790]
局外人(77%),外行(12%),旁观者(11%)
n.外人;无取胜希望者

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