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词汇 runner-up
释义 runner-up
noun[ C ]
uk /ˌrʌn.əˈrʌp/ us /ˌrʌn.ɚˈʌp/pluralrunners-up
a person who comes second in a race or competition亚军,第二名
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runner-up | American Dictionary


runner-up
noun[ C ]
us/ˈrʌn·ərˈʌp/pluralrunners-upus/ˈrʌn·ərzˈʌp/
a person or team that finishes second in a race or competition:
Madison is the Eastern Region champion and last year’s state runner-up.

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runner-up
To continue the musical metaphor, whereas the runner-up schemes are definitely compositions, this scheme is more like an improvization - with occasional wrong notes.
Only when a candidate is unable to take advantage of the runner-up rebound phenomenon should she retire.
The distance from the input vector to the winner and runner-up vectors is approximately the same.
This brute fact, that the probability of winning a seat is greater at higher district magnitudes, also explains why the runner-up rebound phenomenon is stronger in higher district magnitudes.
What better solution could there be than to transfer the franchise to the runner-up?
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They chose the age of fourteen, and the runner-up in ages to fourteen was thirteen.
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If you know something of him which the law subsequently says is a disqualification, the runner-up comes in.
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My plea is that it should be a good second, a real runner-up, and not some distance behind.
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There is also the question of the runner-up who is to fill a vacancy.
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Lambeth appeared to be the runner-up, with 16 projects in the same high priority classification.
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I believe that the runner-up just about paid his way.
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The runner-up will be summoned back from retirement.
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The chairman of that company presented a cup and a vast cheque to the winner and to the runner-up.
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I do not intend to be the runner-up on this issue.
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Is it being suggested that the winner and runner-up will be selected for those constituencies?
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