| 词汇 | a poor second/third etc |
| 释义 | a poor second/third etca poor second/third etc LOSE A GAME, COMPETITION, OR WARthe act of finishing a race, competition etc a long way behind the person ahead of you 〔在比赛中〕被远远抛在后面的第二名/第三名等 McLean won easily, and Benson was a poor second. 麦克莱恩轻松获胜，本森取得第二名，但成绩落后一大截。 come (in) a poor second/third etc British EnglishBrE The Socialists came a poor second with 26.5% of the vote. 社会党位居第二，但票数远远落后，只得到26.5%的选票。 Examples from the Corpus come (in) a poor second/third etc• It is true though, that where waters are absolutely saturated with maggots, even bread comes a poor second.• In the real world political initiatives come a poor second to security considerations.• All in all marriage was a pragmatic affair and individual desires came a poor second to the harmony of the group.• The passenger has always come a poor second to the operational integrity of the system.• The Socialists would come a poor second with 26.5%; the Communists could expect no more than 7%. → a poor second/third etc at poor(2) |
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