underdog 输家

【讲解】

该词原意为“在斗争处于劣势的人或动物，牺牲者，受迫害者，倒霉的人”等，现喻指“弱者”或“在竞选、比赛中的输家”。

【对话】

A:The speech contest was over. To our surprise, Tom was the winner.

A:演讲比赛结束了，使我们吃惊的是汤姆获得了第一。

B:There was another surprise, that is, Peter was the underdog.

B:还有让人吃惊的呢，就是彼得在比赛中输了。

A:What? It's so unbelievable.

A:什么？真是难以置信。

B:But it's true.

B:但却是真的。