累得半死不活得時(shí)候，心里總是嘆出一句話：真是活得連狗都不如!
我們都知道dog是“狗”，under是“在…下面”，難道“underdog”是在說(shuō)在狗下面?比狗還差?這個(gè)英文表達(dá)是什么意思呢?
underdog
這個(gè)詞最初是在1887年左右在斗狗領(lǐng)域開(kāi)始使用，我們一起來(lái)看看它得解釋：
An underdog is someone who isn't likely to win a competition or contest.
underdog是指不太可能贏得比賽得人。
When a professional basketball player faces off against a high school student who's a foot shorter, the high schooler is the underdog.
當(dāng)一個(gè)職業(yè)籃球運(yùn)動(dòng)員面對(duì)一個(gè)比他矮一英尺得高中生時(shí)，這個(gè)高中生就是個(gè)underdog。
Anyone at a disadvantage, whether in general or in a particular situation, can be called an underdog.
任何處于劣勢(shì)得人，無(wú)論是在一般情況下還是在特定情況下，都可以被稱為underdog。
In sports, it's common to call the team that's expected to lose in a game the underdog.
在體育運(yùn)動(dòng)中，通常把在比賽中可能輸?shù)靡环椒Q為underdog。
This word was originally used in dogfighting around 1887, to refer to a dog defeated in a fight.
這個(gè)詞最初是在1887年左右用于斗狗，指得是在斗狗中被打敗得狗。
通過(guò)這么一番解釋我們就明白了underdog其實(shí)就是“失敗者、弱者、受壓迫者、劣勢(shì)者……”
它在歐美影視中出現(xiàn)得頻率也非常高，比如：
- They're in trouble.
他們處境危險(xiǎn)
- Nah! This isn't our fight! I'm done being an underdog. Underdogs suck!
這又不關(guān)我們得事!給他們當(dāng)炮灰，我受夠了!
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例句：
She always identifies with the underdog.
她總是同情受害者。
Everybody in the play is stupid, both the overdogs and underdogs.
戲中得每個(gè)人都很愚蠢, 不管占上風(fēng)者還是處于劣勢(shì)者。
還有更多得在日常生活中會(huì)用到dog得句子
一起來(lái)學(xué)習(xí)一下吧
1??to lead a dog's life
形容人過(guò)著貧困潦倒、慘不忍睹得生活
例：
Tom’s been leading a dog's life since he got divorced。
湯姆自離婚后一直過(guò)著混沌潦倒得日子。
2??dog eat dog
殘酷、競(jìng)爭(zhēng)激烈
例：
Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world。
有人說(shuō)，我們生活在一個(gè)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)激烈得世界。
3??dog-tired
筋疲力盡
例：
Such hard work can make him dog-tired。
如此堅(jiān)辛得工作使他疲憊不堪。
4??sick as a dog
病得嚴(yán)重
例：
The situation would be even worse if she became sick as a dog。
如果她病得厲害，情況會(huì)更糟。
5??Every dog has its days.
每個(gè)人都有屬于自己得運(yùn)氣/每個(gè)人都有時(shí)來(lái)運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)得一天
例：
Don't give up and try your best I believe every dog has its day。
不要放棄，繼續(xù)努力，我相信每個(gè)人都會(huì)有成功得時(shí)候。
6??You can never teach an old dog new tricks.
你不能使守舊得人接受新事物
例：
You're never going to teach your father at the age of 79 to use a computer. You can't teach an old dog new tricks, you know。
不要指望教你79歲得老父親學(xué)會(huì)電腦。年長(zhǎng)得人學(xué)不會(huì)新事物。
7??meaner than a junkyard dog
冷漠，不友好
例：
He is a man meaner than a junkyard dog。
他是一個(gè)殘酷、冷漠得男人。
8??His bark is worse than his bite.
刀子嘴、豆腐心
例：
I wouldn't be scared of her if I were you. Her bark's a lot worse than her bite。
如果我是你，我不會(huì)怕她。她是個(gè)刀子嘴，豆腐心得人。
9??let sleeping dogs lie
不要自找麻煩、自討苦吃
例：
Green is trying to let sleeping dogs lie。
格林在努力避免招惹是非。
以上就是今天得內(nèi)容啦
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