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单词 no-mark
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Definition of no-mark in English:

no-mark

noun
British informal
  • An unimportant, unsuccessful, or worthless person.

    〈英,非正式〉小人物;不成功的人;不中用的人

    a bunch of glue-sniffing no-marks with underfed dogs on strings
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But the slightly futile gesture of outwitting corporate no-marks is more than offset by the final scene.
    • When you're that kind of player, it must be so fun to play against no-marks who fall for every stepover, trick, flick and shimmy.
    • So let's lay off Tim and just hope in the fullness of time he becomes a much better commentator than some of the other no-marks who qualify as pundits during Wimbledon.
    • You had to drag in this bunch of no-marks to make up the numbers!
    • Why is everyone getting into such an excitable lather over the predictable remarks of a no-mark?
    • Scott Murray is a bit worried that he's going to be horribly let down again if another no-mark triumphs.
    • Whole Wide World is one of the first songs a bunch of scruffy young teenage no-marks ever played in public, down in Lower Salthill.
    • Sheridan was never going to do to him what he did to the Aussie no-mark the week before.
    • On arrival, his black Buick LaCrosse circled the car park looking for a spot after some low-ranked no-mark planted his jeep in Woods' space.

Origin

1980s: perhaps from the idea of performing badly at school.

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