累的半死不活的時候，心裡總是歎出一句話：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”是在說在狗下面?比狗還差?這個英文表達是什麼意思呢?

underdog

這個詞最初是在1887年左右在鬥狗領域開始使用，我們一起來看看它的解釋：

An underdog is someone who isn't likely to win a competition or contest.

underdog是指不太可能赢得比賽的人。

When a professional basketball player faces off against a high school student who's a foot shorter, the high schooler is the underdog.

當一個職業籃球運動員面對一個比他矮一英尺的高中生時，這個高中生就是個underdog。

Anyone at a disadvantage, whether in general or in a particular situation, can be called an underdog.

任何處于劣勢的人，無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.

在體育運動中，通常把在比賽中可能輸的一方稱為underdog。

This word was originally used in dogfighting around 1887, to refer to a dog defeated in a fight.

這個詞最初是在1887年左右用于鬥狗，指的是在鬥狗中被打敗的狗。

通過這麼一番解釋我們就明白了underdog其實就是“失敗者、弱者、受壓迫者、劣勢者……”

它在歐美影視中出現的頻率也非常高，比如：

- They're in trouble.

他們處境危險

- Nah! This isn't our fight! I'm done being an underdog. Underdogs suck!

這又不關我們的事!給他們當炮灰，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.

戲中的每個人都很愚蠢, 不管占上風者還是處于劣勢者。

還有更多的在日常生活中會用到dog的句子

一起來學習一下吧

1️⃣to lead a dog's life

形容人過着貧困潦倒、慘不忍睹的生活

例：

Tom’s been leading a dog's life since he got divorced。

湯姆自離婚後一直過着混沌潦倒的日子。

2️⃣dog eat dog

殘酷、競争激烈

例：

Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world。

有人說，我們生活在一個競争激烈的世界。

3️⃣dog-tired

筋疲力盡

例：

Such hard work can make him dog-tired。

如此堅辛的工作使他疲憊不堪。

4️⃣sick as a dog

病得嚴重

例：

The situation would be even worse if she became sick as a dog。

如果她病得厲害，情況會更糟。

5️⃣Every dog has its days.

每個人都有屬于自己的運氣/每個人都有時來運轉的一天

例：

Don't give up and try your best I believe every dog has its day。

不要放棄，繼續努力，我相信每個人都會有成功的時候。

6️⃣You can never teach an old dog new tricks.

你不能使守舊的人接受新事物

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歲的老父親學會電腦。年長的人學不會新事物。

7️⃣meaner than a junkyard dog

冷漠，不友好

例：

He is a man meaner than a junkyard dog。

他是一個殘酷、冷漠的男人。

8️⃣His 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，我不會怕她。她是個刀子嘴，豆腐心的人。

9️⃣let sleeping dogs lie

不要自找麻煩、自讨苦吃

例：

Green is trying to let sleeping dogs lie。

格林在努力避免招惹是非。

以上就是今天的内容啦

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