| 单词 | underdog |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['ʌndədɔg] |
| 解释 | n.受欺负者，弱者 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n. 受欺负者，弱者(a weaker person or country) 【考】 反义词: bully(欺凌弱小者) 【记】 under（在...下面）+ dog（狗） |
| 字源 | underdog (n.) "the beaten dog in a fight," 1887, from under + dog (n.). Compare top dog "dominant person in a situation or hierarchy" (see top (adj.)). I'm a poor underdog But tonight I will bark With the great Overdog That romps through the dark. [from "Canis Major," Robert Frost, 1928] |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 居于下风者(在运动或政治竞争中将会失败的人) 【记】under下, dog狗: 下面的狗－居于下风者 【参】underestimate(v 低估); underhanded(adj 秘密的); underrate(v 低估) 【反】bully(n 欺凌弱小者; v 威吓) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】两只狗打架，被压在下面的狗 |
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