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词汇 has-been
释义 has-been
noun[ C ]
 informaldisapprovinguk /ˈhæz.biːn/ us /ˈhæz.biːn/
a person who in the past was famous, important, admired, or good at something, but is no longer any of these过气的名人,曾经红极一时的人物
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has-been | American Dictionary


has-been
noun[ C ]
us/ˈhæzˌbɪn/
a person who was famous, important, admired, or good at something in the past, but is no longer any of these:
She’s a has-been TV star.

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I can more truthfully describe myself nowadays as a non-practising architect, an honorary chartered surveyor and a has-been politician.
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The hopeless, has-been hippies have created a system in which some children have no rules and responsibilities.
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An "ex"is a has-been and a"spurt" is a concentrated drip.
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Neither he nor any man has-been bound with ropes and dragged along the ground.
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No information has-been received on the subject of this question, but inquiry is now being made.
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We cannot become a group of do-it-yourself has-been specialists.
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I have heard it said that an expert is a has-been drip under pressure.
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The licence guarantees the continued provision of these services, and, for many of them, this is the first time that there has-been such a safeguard.
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They need co-ordination and decision, after every point of view has-been given its weight.
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That has-been the contention, and, as a matter of fact, there is a substantial degree of truth in it.
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It is better to be a has-been than a never-was.
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But not one word has-been said on the other side.
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This question has-been frequently considered and is at present receiving further consideration.
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The issue has-been shirked for 40 years, or has not been dealt with because of two world wars in the meantime.
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Another interesting advance which has-been developing recently is the more-accurate diagnosis of elderly people.
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