laggard
基礎(chǔ)篇：meaning: a person who makes slow progress and falls behind others
進階篇：laggard: 可數(shù)名詞，意思是“落后者”斧吐， 從動詞lag (落后)衍生而來蚯根。這個詞是《經(jīng)濟學(xué)人》的常客作岖，可以指一個人、一個公司、一支球隊盾碗、一個國家怎静。
This cut-off contest is not for losers and laggards.? 這項比賽競爭激烈邮弹，不適合失敗者和落后者。
The Chinese national football team has long been a laggard,?an embarrassment to many Chinese. 中國男足一直落后蚓聘，讓很多國人覺得非常尷尬腌乡。
《經(jīng)濟學(xué)人》的用例：
a）Britain's economy has gone from a leader to a laggard internationally, as GDP growth has slowed sharply.?
想表達從領(lǐng)頭羊變成了落后者，就可以直接用： go from a leader to a laggard
b) Indeed, half a millennium ago Europe might justly have been considered a laggard.?
c) On its current path, the country will remain a growth laggard.?
這句中夜牡，注意growth 雖然是名詞与纽，但是也可以用來修飾laggard. 可以多積累這類名詞作修飾語的用法。
應(yīng)用篇：
1） 翻譯： 這個國家的經(jīng)濟一度落后塘装，不過現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)開始迎頭趕上急迂。
Once a laggard, the economy of this country is starting to catch up.
Long a laggard, this country's economy beginning to pick up.?
[If trade or economy of a country picks up, it improves.]
2) 造句：
場景：和中國相比，美國在移動支付上比較落后蹦肴。
Compare with China, the U.S. is seen as a mobile payment laggard.?
