He was an outsider in the race to be the new UN Secretary-General.

他在本届新联合国秘书长的角逐中是无望获胜者。

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He finished fifth in the race.

他赛跑得了第五名。

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He came last in the race.

这次赛跑他得了最后一名。

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They will earn extra points in the Race to the Top if they approve the standards by August second.

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It seeks distinction, the desire to be first in the race of life and lead us to seek to dominate others.

它追寻区别，渴望成为人生赛跑中的第一名,并引导我们寻求主宰他人。

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We have a strained image of the composition of the poem at its very outset and we have an image of someone writing as if he were participating in a race.

如果一开始我们就对诗歌的创作有一种不友善的印象,那么我们就会对诗人有一种印象,就好像他正在参加一场竞赛。

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Chiron regained U.S. rights, and Aventis had to step a few years back in the race.

FORBES: Broken Eggs

The industry-first capability puts Ford out front in the race to integrate smartphone apps into the car.

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England lost out in the race for the 2018 tournament after gathering only two of 22 first-preference votes.

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