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has-been meaning in Chinese

n.
〔口语〕曾经时兴的东西;会风流一时的人物。 It is better to be a has-been than a never-was. 〔谚语〕宁可昙花一现,不能默默无闻。
adj.
〔美口〕过时的,从前的。

Examples

  1. That performer is a has-been .
    那位演员曾经红过一阵子。
  2. The absurd and backward-looking notion of locating a research centre in an effete, rundown, has-been country .
    把研究中心设在一个苍老、衰退、过了时的国家,纯属愚蠢,开倒车的想法。

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