also-ran 英 [ˈɔ:lsəuræn]   美 [ˈɔlsoˌræn]

also-ran

also-ran  英 [ˈɔ:lsəuræn] 美 [ˈɔlsoˌræn]

n. 落选者;失败者;落选之马 

名词复数:also-rans 

IDC predicts the software company, long an also-ran in cellphone software, by 2015 will become No. 2 with 20.9% of the market, with Apple's software in third place. IDC预计,一直是手机软件市场失败者的微软,到2015年将以20.9%的市场份额在这一市场排名第二,而苹果软件的市场份额将排名第三。
They will get a huge amount of grief overseas [if they come here] … Is it really worth the risk of significant brand damage and regulatory and political scrutiny overseas to be an also-ran? 可以问问,脸谱几乎注定要成为失败者,还要进入这么一个高度竞争的市场,面对着对品牌的损伤,海外管理和政治审查,值得吗?

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  • n. 落选者;失败者;落选之马
  • 1. IDC predicts the software company, long an also-ran in cellphone software, by 2015 will become No. 2 with 20.9% of the market, with Apple's software in third place.

    IDC预计,一直是手机软件市场失败者的微软,到2015年将以20.9%的市场份额在这一市场排名第二,而苹果软件的市场份额将排名第三。

  • 2. They will get a huge amount of grief overseas [if they come here] … Is it really worth the risk of significant brand damage and regulatory and political scrutiny overseas to be an also-ran?

    可以问问,脸谱几乎注定要成为失败者,还要进入这么一个高度竞争的市场,面对着对品牌的损伤,海外管理和政治审查,值得吗?

ˈalso-ran / ; NAmE / noun a person who is not successful, especially in a competition or an election 失败者;(尤指竞赛或竞选的)失利者 also-ran also-rans ˈalso-ran / ; NAmE /
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