No. 6,428 in Chinese
掉队
"掉队" means "to fall behind."
In a sentence
在比赛中，他由于体力不支而掉队了。
He fell behind in the race due to lack of stamina.
The word "掉队" is used to describe falling behind in a race or competition, highlighting a position change due to certain reasons.
如果不努力学习，就可能在成绩上掉队。
If you don't study hard, you might fall behind in your grades.
Here, "掉队" depicts metaphorically lagging or falling behind in academics or achievements due to insufficient effort.
在快速发展的科技领域，一些公司逐渐掉队。
In the rapidly developing tech field, some companies gradually fall behind.
In this case, "掉队" is used metaphorically to express the loss of competitiveness in a dynamic field.
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