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giant-killing
adjective[ before noun ]
mainly UKuk /ˈdʒaɪ.əntˌkɪl.ɪŋ/ us /ˈdʒaɪ.əntˌkɪl.ɪŋ/
used to describe a sports player or team that defeats a much stonger opponent, or an occasion when this happens: 屠杀巨人（用来描述在体育比赛中队伍或选手战胜了比自己强很多的对手）
If Scarborough beat Chelsea, it would be the biggest giant-killing upset of all time.如果斯卡布罗战胜了切尔西，那就是有史以来最让人震惊的屠杀巨人。
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