a person or thing that loses or has lost something, especially a game or contest
(尤指游戏或竞赛)失败者。
[with adj. ]a person who accepts defeat with good or bad grace, as specified
[与 形容词连用,依形容词的意思表示] 输得起(输不起)的人
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we won fair and square — they should concede that bravely and be good losers .我们赢得光明正大,他们应当勇敢地接受失败,做输得起的人。
a person or thing that is put at a disadvantage by a particular situation or course of action
处于不利地位的人(物)
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children are the losers when politicians keep fiddling around with education. 政客们不重视教育对孩子非常不利。
〈非正式〉 经常失败的人;人生失意的人
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a ragtag community of rejects and losers. 由被抛弃者和失败者组成的下层社区。
【桥牌】 必失一墩的牌。
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be on (或on to) a loser informal be involved in a course of action that is bound to fail〈非正式〉 注定失败