come off second best中文什么意思

• 居第二位
• 屈居第二

• come:    vi. (came; come) 1.来，过来；去，上， ...
• off:    adv. 1.〔运动〕向那边，隔开。 be off 走， ...
• second:    n. 1.秒 (＝1/60分)；秒(针)。 2.片刻；一 ...
• best:    adj. 〔good 和 well 的最高级〕 (opp ...
• second best:    次好的; 次优; 第二好; 二等角色; 位居老二

例句与用法

1. Like herself , the town was a mixture of the old and new in georgia , in which the old often came off second best in its conflicts with the self - willed and vigorous new
   像她本人一样，这个城镇是乔治亚内在的新旧两种因素的混合，而旧的因素在同我行我素、生气勃勃的新因素冲突中往往退居二位。

其他语言

come off second best meaning：[American slang] to be second to someone or something; to get the poorer end of a bargain.    As usual, he came off second best with a little less prize money than the winner.   ...
come off second best en francais：être le second (dans un concours)
come off second best artinya：kalah