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　

经济

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。

柯林斯词典

• 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。

英英释义

noun

• someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group
  Synonym:foreigner
• a contestant (human or animal) not considered to have a good chance to win

双语例句

• An outsider might misconstrue the nature of the relationship
  外人也许会误解这种关系的本质。
• For the longest time, I have been an outsider.
  我很长时间都是个边缘人。
• This is my view as an outsider.
  这是我作为外者的观点。
• He was an outsider to her.
  他把她视同陌路。
• You regarded me as an outsider.
  你太见外了。
• She had no wish to share her father with any outsider and regarded us as interlopers.
  她不愿与任何外人分享父亲的爱，并把我们视为闯入者。
• Alright, I see. I am only an outsider. I don't belong to her.
  好吧。我明白了我只是个局外人我不属于她。
• In your love, I am an outsider too.
  在你们的爱里，我也只是一个局外人而已。
• 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。
• We don't need him riding us because some outsider did our job.
  我们可不希望他骑在我们头上，就因为有些外人干了我们的活。