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Definition of has-been in English: has-beennoun ˈhazbiːnˈhæz ˌbɪn informal A person or thing considered to be outmoded or no longer of any significance. 〈非正式，贬〉过时的人（或物） 政治上过时的人物。 Example sentencesExamples - He was the one genuine watchable talent in a particularly gruesome collection of minor career-boosting has-beens and wannabe-agains.
- While many solo acts from the '80s are one-hit wonders and has-beens, Finn clearly breaks the mold.
- The show, which begins tomorrow and features the traditional line-up of has-beens and never-weres, is nonetheless set to attract a massive audience.
- The Labour backbenches are now stuffed with the disappointed, the thwarted, the fired, the has-beens and those that were never likely to amount to anything in the first place.
- Other housemates evoke the ghosts of yesterday's popular culture, as the has-beens who populate reality TV tend to do.
Synonyms failure, non-achiever, underachiever, ne'er-do-well, born loser, dead loss, nonentity, nobody
Definition of has-been in US English: has-beennounˈhaz ˌbinˈhæz ˌbɪn informal A person or thing considered to be outmoded or no longer of any significance. 〈非正式，贬〉过时的人（或物） 政治上过时的人物。 as modifier a has-been film star Example sentencesExamples - He was the one genuine watchable talent in a particularly gruesome collection of minor career-boosting has-beens and wannabe-agains.
- The show, which begins tomorrow and features the traditional line-up of has-beens and never-weres, is nonetheless set to attract a massive audience.
- The Labour backbenches are now stuffed with the disappointed, the thwarted, the fired, the has-beens and those that were never likely to amount to anything in the first place.
- Other housemates evoke the ghosts of yesterday's popular culture, as the has-beens who populate reality TV tend to do.
- While many solo acts from the '80s are one-hit wonders and has-beens, Finn clearly breaks the mold.
Synonyms failure, non-achiever, underachiever, ne'er-do-well, born loser, dead loss, nonentity, nobody
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