音标：['ɔ:lsәj ræn] ；

n. 落选的马, 失败者, 落选者

n a contestant who loses the contest

词型变化：名词复数形式 : also-rans

词性分布：

名词100%

also-ran的用法和样例：

例句

I'm afraid John is one of life's also-rans.很遗憾，约翰是人间的庸才。

词汇搭配

also ranalso-ran

【近义词】

loser失败者
failure失败
no-hoper无用的人
flop啪嗒啪嗒地动...
dud无价值的

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