outsider

英 [ˌaʊtˈsaɪdə(r)]

美 [ˌaʊtˈsaɪdər]

n. 外人; 局外人; (组织、行业)外部的人; 外来者; (比赛中)不被看好的人(或动物)

复数：outsiders　

Collins.2 / BNC.4705 / COCA.4445

牛津词典

noun

外人；局外人
a person who is not accepted as a member of a society, group, etc.
1. Here she felt she would always be an outsider.
  她在这里总觉得是个外人。
（组织、行业）外部的人；外来者
a person who is not part of a particular organization or profession
1. 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。
2. To an outsider it may appear to be a glamorous job.
  在外面的人看来，这似乎是一件令人向往的工作。
（比赛中）不被看好的人（或动物）
a person or an animal taking part in a race or competition that is not expected to win
1. The race was won by a 20–1 outsider.
  比赛获胜者是匹不被看好、20赔1的赛马。
2. 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。

N-COUNT （某个团体或组织）外部的人
Anoutsideris someone who does not belong to a particular group or organization.
1. The most likely outcome may be to subcontract much of the work to an outsider.
  最可能的结果是将大量的工作分包出去。
N-COUNT （不为某一团体所接受或感觉不属其中的）外人
Anoutsideris someone who is not accepted by a particular group, or who feels that they do not belong in it.
1. Malone, a cop, felt as much an outsider as any of them.
  马隆是个警察，他跟他们一样都觉得自己像个外人。
N-COUNT （在竞赛中）不大可能获胜的人（或队伍）
In a competition, anoutsideris a competitor who is unlikely to win.
1. He was an outsider in the race to be the new UN Secretary-General.
  在新一任联合国秘书长的角逐中，他的胜算很小。

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