tail-ender

tail-ender — noun

1. a person, team, or thing that occupies the very last place in a ranking, competi

1.名詞B2
釋義

a person, team, or thing that occupies the very last place in a ranking, competition, queue, or group — for instance, the slowest runner in a race, the lowest-ranked student in a class, or the weakest batter in a cricket team.

例句

Mayumi trained every morning, determined not to be the tail-ender in the city marathon.

tail-ender in + [competition]

The coach rested the tail-enders after they batted for two hours.

cricket: lower-order batters

同義詞
  • last

    simpler and more general; 'tail-ender' emphasises being at the far end of a sequence

  • bottom

    common in rankings ('bottom of the class'); 'tail-ender' suggests a linear order rather than a hierarchy

  • laggard

    more negative, implies slowness or lack of effort; 'tail-ender' is more neutral or descriptive

反義詞
  • leader

    the person at the front of a race or ranking

  • front-runner

    someone likely to win a competition

文法句型

tail-ender + of + [group]

tail-ender + in + [competition/ranking]

用法筆記

Common in cricket commentary to refer to the lower-order batters (usually bowlers) who bat at the end of an innings. Outside sports, it can carry a mildly negative or sympathetic tone depending on context.

常見錯誤

❌He was the tail-ender student in math.
✅He was the tail-ender in math class.
💡'tail-ender' is not typically used before a noun; use it with 'of' or 'in' instead.