also-rans in Nobel Prize 诺贝尔奖落选人
N-COUNT If you describe someone as an also-ran, you mean that they have been or are likely to be unsuccessful in a contest. 落败者
Spain, long one of Europe's also-rans, is about to join the big league; Italy is going in the other direction.
长期以来，西班牙是欧洲一个局外人，而现在它即将加入这个大联盟，与此同时，意大利却沿着另外一个方向前进。
Whereas the financial systems behind automated teller machines (ATMs) used to be considered fast, they're now also-rans.
自动柜员机(atm)使用的财务系统虽然称得上快，但是现在也落伍了。
Starting with the granddaddy of video sites, Youtube.com , there's plenty of travel content if you're prepared to wade through the also-rans.
首先是视频网站的鼻祖 Youtube.com，只要你 已准备好取其精华、去其糟粕，这里有大量的旅游视频内容。
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