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单词 underdog
释义

underdog

See also: Underdog

English

Etymology

under- + dog

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

underdog (plural underdogs)

  1. A competitor thought unlikely to win.
    • 2004: The New Yorker, 30 August 2004, p.40
      In Athens, the Americans are underdogs to the Chinese and the Canadians (the Canadians!)
    • 2014, Jacob Steinberg, "Wigan shock Manchester City in FA Cup again to reach semi-finals", The Guardian, 9 March 2014:
      The visit of a Championship side would not normally send a shiver down their spine but they knew that Wigan were underdogs who would snap at their heels and that they possessed a potent bite if they were not kept on a firm leash.
    Synonyms: little guy, rank outsider
  2. Somebody at a disadvantage.
  3. A high swing wherein the person pushing the swing runs beneath the swing while the person being pushed is at the forward limit of the arc.

Antonyms

  • favourite, favorite
  • sure bet
  • safe bet
  • top dog
  • shoo-in

Translations

See also

  • also-ran
  • dark horse

Anagrams

  • grounded, undergod

Swedish

Etymology

From English underdog.

Noun

underdog c

  1. underdog

Declension

Declension of underdog 
SingularPlural
IndefiniteDefiniteIndefiniteDefinite
Nominativeunderdogunderdogenunderdogsunderdogsen
Genitiveunderdogsunderdogensunderdogsunderdogsens
Declension of underdog 
SingularPlural
IndefiniteDefiniteIndefiniteDefinite
Nominativeunderdogunderdogenunderdogarunderdogarna
Genitiveunderdogsunderdogensunderdogarsunderdogarnas

References

  • underdog in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • underdog in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • underdog in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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