英语词源
- runner-up (n.)
- 1842, originally in dog racing, "dog that loses only the final race;" see runner + up. General sense is from 1885.
权威例句
- 1. So you're a runner, huh?
- 这么说，你是个跑步爱好者喽？
- 2. the world's fastest runner
- 世界最快的赛跑运动员
- 3. I was slowly closing on the runner ahead of me.
- 我慢慢追上了跑在我前面的人.
- 4. Ben is a fairly good runner, he wins more often than not.
- 本是个相当不错的赛跑选手, 他常常跑赢.
- 5. The boys were squabbling about who was the best runner.
- 孩子们在争论谁跑得最快.