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outsider

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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out·sid·er /aʊtˈsaɪdə $ -ər/ ●○○ noun [countable]  1 OUT/OUTSIDEsomeone who is not accepted as a member of a particular social group 〔不被某一社会团体接受的〕局外人,外人,非成员 insider I’m an outsider, the only foreign woman in the group. 我是个外人,是这群人里唯一的外国女人。to an outsider To an outsider, the system seems complex and confusing. 对局外人来说,这套体系似乎复杂而难懂。2 OUT/OUTSIDEsomeone who does not belong to a particular company or organization or who is not involved in a particular activity 〔公司或组织的〕外部人士,外来者insider a political outsider who is running for governor 参加州长竞选的一个外来政客3 DSsomeone who does not seem to have much chance of winning a race or competition 〔比赛中〕赢面不大的人,不被看好的人rank outsider British English Last year he was a rank outsider for the title. 去年他争夺过该项冠军,却不被看好。
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outsiderThe defending champion was beaten by an outsider in the first round.Here he had always felt an outsider.An outsider, for example someone from another school district, should evaluate the teachers.This process has included verbal denigration as well as cruel and unusual treatment of those who are traditionally perceived as outsiders.Whatever the truth, it is always convenient to blame outsiders for creating trouble.Why do they bring in outsiders to tell us how to run the business?Smith, a little-known outsider with limited political experience, came from behind to score a surprise victory.They've treated us like outsiders ever since we moved in.He started as a no-hoper -- a rank outsider for the title.It means coming to a new country, always being the outsider, always having to adjust.To the outsider, the civilian, beat work was directed at controlling the street population.The university library is closed to outsiders.To outsiders, these ideological battles seem completely pointless.We don't want outsiders getting involved in our local politics.They were outsiders, too, and he determined he would stand by them as long as he could.They are often abandoned and eager for contact with outsiders.Italian residents don't like to discuss the matter with outsiders.to an outsiderStax in Memphis was initially white-owned, easily accessible to outsiders, filled with leaders of all kinds.She would have killed for Jane and Zack, and to outsiders, she even defended Sabina.The militarisation of the Soviet economy, baffling to an outsider, is complemented by a militarisation in the sphere of education.She has to deliver her disgracefully overdue copy to Outsider.However, deprived as they were of serious critical accolade, they were doomed to outsider status by the art world itself.Of course, a customs union would spur even more growth if it totally removed barriers even to outsiders.Barred from selling shares to outsiders, some of the younger generation of Moores are keen to realise their enormous paper wealth.Einzig was so frequently seen in Minton's company that to outsiders it seemed as if she became his other half.rank outsiderLast year he started as a rank outsider for the title.Though ridden by Graham McCourt, then third in the jump jockeys' table, Norton's Coin was a rank outsider.So I went to Ladbrokes and picked two rank outsiders and put some money on them and left.
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outsider
outsider /aʊtˈsaɪdə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
1. someone who is not accepted as a member of a particular social group ⇨ insider:
    I’m an outsider, the only foreign woman in the group.
    to an outsider
    To an outsider, the system seems complex and confusing.
2. someone who does not belong to a particular company or organization or who is not involved in a particular activity ⇨ insider:
    a political outsider who is running for governor
3. someone who does not seem to have much chance of winning a race or competition
    rank outsider British English:
    Last year he was a rank outsider for the title.


out·siderBrE /ˌaʊtˈsaɪdə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˌaʊtˈsaɪdər/ 🔊 nouna person who is not accepted as a member of a society, group, etc. 外人;局外人Here she felt she would always be an outsider. 她在这里总觉得是个外人。🔊🔊

civil rights, class, conform, convention, culture, custom, elite, equality, outsider, society

a person who is not part of a particular organization or profession (组织、行业)外部的人;外来者They have decided to hire outsiders for some of the key positions. 他们决定在某些关键职位上聘任外来人员。🔊🔊To an outsider it may appear to be a glamorous job. 在外面的人看来,这似乎是一份令人向往的工作。🔊🔊a person or an animal taking part in a race or competition that is not expected to win (比赛中)不被看好的人(或动物)The race was won by a 20–1 outsider. 比赛获胜者是匹不被看好、1 赔 20 的赛马。🔊🔊To everyone's surprise, the post went to a rank outsider (= a complete outsider ). 出人意料的是,那个职位竟然落到一个毫不起眼的人头上。🔊🔊