runner-up

n. 亚军, 第二名

例句与用法：

The runner spurted as he approached the line.

那赛跑选手在接近终点线时加速冲刺。

The race really stretched him/his skill as a runner.

这次赛跑对他这个参赛者[他的水平]来说，确是勉为其难。

I'm a long-distance runner, not a sprinter.

我是长跑运动员，不是短跑运动员。

The runner made a further attempt on the5,000 meters record that summer.

那年夏天，这位长跑运动员再次试图打破5,000米的记录。

The runner shot ahead (of the rest).

那个赛跑的人向前飞奔而去(把其他人抛在後面).

There are eight runners in the final race.

最后的赛程中有八匹马参加。

词形变化：

名词复数: runners-up |

详细释义：

n.

(竞赛中的)第二名, 亚军[C]

Ten runners-up will each receive a sweatshirt.

十位第二名将每人获得一件运动衫。