学个词 26:underdog

 今天要学的一个词是underdog。 你以为underdog是指狗，是吗？No！ Underdog是指处于弱势的人。美国影视界颁发埃美奖，处境不佳的全国广播公司居然荣获五项艾美奖，居第二位。报导说："Underdogs had their day at the... 58th Emmy Awards," 居后者在第58届艾美奖颁发典礼上也有了出头之日。 

不少人总是同情时运不好，处于劣势的人。 Some people tend to sympathize¹ with the underdog。在世界足球队中，美国队总是处于劣势，the American team has always been the underdog in the soccer world。希望他们发奋图强，so that they won't stay underdog forever。今天学的一个词是underdog....

1 sympathize   

v.(sympathise)(with)同情，怜悯；共鸣，同感

参考例句：

• Don't always rely on others to understand and sympathize.不要老是指望别人的理解和同情。
• I heartily sympathize with you.我很同情你。