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单词 the wooden spoon
释义
the wooden spoon
noun[S]
UKinformal
uk
/ˌwʊd.ən ˈspuːn/us
/ˌwʊd.ən ˈspuːn/
theimaginaryprizethat apersonorteamis given if theyfinishlast in araceorcompetition:
（比赛的）末名奖
Ourcollegeteamtookthewoodenspoonin the inter-collegiateleaguethisseason.我们校队在本赛季的校际联盟比赛中取得了末名奖。
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(Definition ofthe wooden spoonfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofthe wooden spoon

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A winless season in 1903 meant that they took home their firstwoodenspoon.
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She gave birth to a girl who carried awoodenspoonin her hand and rode upon a goat.
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Sangria is often served with awoodenspoon, used to get fruit out of the bottom of the punchbowl or pitcher.
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Things went from bad to worse for the club in 2005 when the team finished with thewoodenspoonfor the first time since 1979.
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They then pressed the linen against the newsprint by firmly rubbing with the flat side of awoodenspoon.
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Participants were presented with a standard object made from a certain material and having a certain shape, for example, awoodenspoon.
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A common laboratory equipment agitator-heater was replaced by a gas stove and manual agitation with the aid of awoodenspoon.
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Nothing but awoodenspoonwould be safe.
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Thewoodenspoon—the consolation prize of £10—is a substantial bonus to people who have bought tickets.
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I cannot overturn in terms of student funding and funding for universities the difference between the silver spoon that some children are born with and thewoodenspoonof others.
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I myself have stood by a man who was stirring glycerine and nitric and sulphuric acid with awoodenspoon, and a very dangerous work it was.
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Labour offers only thewoodenspoonof higher taxes, higher spending and lower growth.
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I understand that it is illegal to have any wooden equipment in the kitchen; one cannot use a wooden chopping board or, which is worse, awoodenspoon.
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Consequently, he has won thewoodenspoon.
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Recently, we had a court case because a parent had smacked a child three times with awoodenspooneven though there was nothing to see.
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