one-horse race

名词 n.
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英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A horse race in which a single horse takes such a considerable lead that the other horses are no longer contenders to win. informal
    — Since riding Harry Payne Whitney's Whiskery to victory in the Kentucky Derby, Jockey Linus ("Pony") McAtee has twice broken into the news in unconventional fashion. A fortnight ago, he won a one-horse race ("walkover") at Belmont Park, N. Y.
  2. An election campaign or other competitive situation in which only one competitor is entered or in which only one competitor has a realistic chance of winning. broadly,idiomatic
    — Although Mr Balladur is far ahead in the opinion polls, the spring election is far from being a one-horse race.

词形变化

one-horse races plural
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