| 释义 |
●ˌback the wrong ˈhorse (BrE) support the person, group etc. that later loses a contest or fails to do what was expected 赌马下错了注；押错了宝；选错了人；看走了眼◆I certainly backed the wrong horse when I said United would win the Cup Final.我还说联队会获得足总杯冠军，真是看走了眼。◆Many people who had voted for the party in the election were now feeling that they had backed the wrong horse.很多选举时投票支持这个政党的人现在都觉得自己看走了眼。 NOTE In horse racing, if you back the wrong horse you bet money on a horse that does not win the race. 在赛马中，back the wrong horse指把赌注错下在了失利的马上。 |