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词汇 johnny-come-lately
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Definition of johnny-come-lately in English:

johnny-come-lately

nounˌdʒɒnɪkʌmˈleɪtliˌdʒɑniˌkəmˈleɪtli
informal
  • A newcomer to or late starter at a particular place or sphere of activity.

    〈非正式〉新来者,后来者

    I'm exposed to the public as a Johnny-come-lately to the scene
    a johnny-come-lately to America, the grapefruit has made up for lost time
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The threat comes not from some Whitehall johnny-come-lately, nor some politically correct illiterate chair of a focus group, seeking his day in the Sun.
    • We do not have to fill this country with whoever wants to come here - any johnny-come-lately who feels uncomfortable here, there, or anywhere.
    • Indeed, objections to Mary are johnny-come-latelies on the stage of Protestant theology.
    • They're the newest johnny-come-lately to blogging and they don't stand a chance against Blogger, MT, Wordpress and everything else that came before.
    • At the same time, Parlon is something of a johnny-come-lately to the party, and suspicion abounds that he could just as happily represent another party.
    • As Italian American clubs, all the recent anthologies can't help but look a bit johnny-come-lately.
    • Of course, some johnny-come-latelies will have absolutely no recollection of that history, at all.
    • The electoral college makes it likely that Harney - rather than a membership stuffed with johnny-come-latelies - will herself choose the next leader.
    • How does this johnny-come-lately who is more ‘pay-per-view’ than ‘free to air’ concern us people?
    • The Ramones aren't any johnny-come-lately to the right.
    • Although New Zealand First is a johnny-come-lately, at least it has finally got it right.
    • Oh, johnny-come-lately, the new boy on the block, says that this is a Budget policy debate.
    Synonyms
    arrival, new arrival, immigrant, settler, stranger, outsider, foreigner, alien, intruder, parvenu, interloper
    beginner, novice, learner, trainee, apprentice, probationer, new recruit, raw recruit, new member, tyro, initiate, neophyte

Definition of johnny-come-lately in US English:

johnny-come-lately

nounˌjänēˌkəmˈlātlēˌdʒɑniˌkəmˈleɪtli
informal
  • A newcomer to or late starter at a particular place or sphere of activity.

    〈非正式〉新来者,后来者

    I'm exposed to the public as a Johnny-come-lately to the scene
    a johnny-come-lately to America, the grapefruit has made up for lost time
    Example sentencesExamples
    • We do not have to fill this country with whoever wants to come here - any johnny-come-lately who feels uncomfortable here, there, or anywhere.
    • Of course, some johnny-come-latelies will have absolutely no recollection of that history, at all.
    • Indeed, objections to Mary are johnny-come-latelies on the stage of Protestant theology.
    • Although New Zealand First is a johnny-come-lately, at least it has finally got it right.
    • The electoral college makes it likely that Harney - rather than a membership stuffed with johnny-come-latelies - will herself choose the next leader.
    • The Ramones aren't any johnny-come-lately to the right.
    • The threat comes not from some Whitehall johnny-come-lately, nor some politically correct illiterate chair of a focus group, seeking his day in the Sun.
    • At the same time, Parlon is something of a johnny-come-lately to the party, and suspicion abounds that he could just as happily represent another party.
    • They're the newest johnny-come-lately to blogging and they don't stand a chance against Blogger, MT, Wordpress and everything else that came before.
    • How does this johnny-come-lately who is more ‘pay-per-view’ than ‘free to air’ concern us people?
    • Oh, johnny-come-lately, the new boy on the block, says that this is a Budget policy debate.
    • As Italian American clubs, all the recent anthologies can't help but look a bit johnny-come-lately.
    Synonyms
    arrival, new arrival, immigrant, settler, stranger, outsider, foreigner, alien, intruder, parvenu, interloper
    beginner, novice, learner, trainee, apprentice, probationer, new recruit, raw recruit, new member, tyro, initiate, neophyte
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