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单词 runner-up
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Definition of runner-up in English:

runner-up

nounPlural runners-up rʌnərˈʌpˈˌrənər ˈəp
  • A competitor or team taking second place in a contest.

    (竞赛中的)第二名,亚军

    he was runner-up in the 200 m individual medley
    as modifier runner-up prizes
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Silsden must now win their final away match to force a play-off for the runners-up spot.
    • The first team were also runners-up in the Middlesex Cup for a second year in succession.
    • They won the first tournament's doubles finals and were then runners-up in the second tournament.
    • He also teamed with him, and they were the runners-up as tag team of the year.
    • The under 16 team won the All County League and were runners-up in the South Down Championship.
    • Five went from the zone finals at Armley as champions, and one qualified as runners-up.
    • The four with the highest scores formed the A team and the runners-up formed the B team.
    • The group winners and runners-up qualify for the quarter-finals, as will the two teams with the next best records.
    • Those three points, however, might mean the difference between being champions and runners-up.
    • There are also excellent prizes on offer for the runners-up and all the contestants receive a memento of their weekend.
    • One of their season's outstanding performances came against the league runners-up at the Avenue back in December.
    • In addition, there is one set of specially produced Wainwright mugs on offer as a runner-up prize.
    • In accepting the trophy the Ilkley Captain praised the efforts of his team and the runners-up.
    • Keybury Security's six-a-side soccer team were runners-up in the Bradford Monday Premier League.
    • The Oakbank Fastbats second team were runners-up in Division Three.
    • The Love of Food team were awarded a runners-up prize of £1,000-worth of mentoring support.
    • The runners-up will face the second team from group six in the play-offs.
    • A young travel agent has won a top industry award went on to scoop a runners-up place in a second national competition.
    • These players were world youth champions in Nigeria, runners-up in the 2000 Olympic Games.
    • With two World Cup victories and a runner-up spot since then, they have enjoyed unparalleled success.
    Synonyms
    defeated person, also-ran, the defeated, the vanquished

Definition of runner-up in US English:

runner-up

nounˈˌrənər ˈəpˈˌrənər ˈəp
  • 1A competitor or team taking second place in a contest.

    (竞赛中的)第二名,亚军

    he was runner-up in the 200 m individual medley
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Silsden must now win their final away match to force a play-off for the runners-up spot.
    • The first team were also runners-up in the Middlesex Cup for a second year in succession.
    • The Oakbank Fastbats second team were runners-up in Division Three.
    • The four with the highest scores formed the A team and the runners-up formed the B team.
    • Keybury Security's six-a-side soccer team were runners-up in the Bradford Monday Premier League.
    • With two World Cup victories and a runner-up spot since then, they have enjoyed unparalleled success.
    • There are also excellent prizes on offer for the runners-up and all the contestants receive a memento of their weekend.
    • In addition, there is one set of specially produced Wainwright mugs on offer as a runner-up prize.
    • The runners-up will face the second team from group six in the play-offs.
    • The Love of Food team were awarded a runners-up prize of £1,000-worth of mentoring support.
    • One of their season's outstanding performances came against the league runners-up at the Avenue back in December.
    • A young travel agent has won a top industry award went on to scoop a runners-up place in a second national competition.
    • The under 16 team won the All County League and were runners-up in the South Down Championship.
    • These players were world youth champions in Nigeria, runners-up in the 2000 Olympic Games.
    • Those three points, however, might mean the difference between being champions and runners-up.
    • The group winners and runners-up qualify for the quarter-finals, as will the two teams with the next best records.
    • He also teamed with him, and they were the runners-up as tag team of the year.
    • Five went from the zone finals at Armley as champions, and one qualified as runners-up.
    • In accepting the trophy the Ilkley Captain praised the efforts of his team and the runners-up.
    • They won the first tournament's doubles finals and were then runners-up in the second tournament.
    Synonyms
    defeated person, also-ran, the defeated, the vanquished
    1. 1.1 A competitor finishing behind the winner in the specified position.
      third runner-up in last year's election
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Everyone was standing in exultation when he was named as third runner-up.
      • He is coming off his third runner-up finish, and he also has a victory at Phoenix.
      • She also ended up being the fourth runner-up in the contest, as a 20- year-old dancer from Japan, was named Miss Universe 2007.
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