Most of the crowd were cheering for the underdog to win just this one time.

人群中大多数人在为那位处于劣势者赢得一次比赛而加油鼓劲。

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Though it is depressingly rare for the underdog to win in the real world, I'd like to cling to the idea that when they do, they have something special to offer that the overdog does not.

尽管在现实世界中失败者成功的可能性小得令人沮丧，但我愿意坚持这种观点，那就是一旦他们获得成功，他们会带来一些特别的东西，而这些是那些天之骄子们所不具备的。

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For fans, it helps to explain why a win by a No. 1 seed over an unranked challenger is no big deal, while underdog victors like the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team are so electrifying.

对于狂热这来说，他可以解释为什么一号种子选手被不知名的选手所击败的可能性很小，但是像1980年弱势的美国奥运会曲棍球队获胜是多么的兴奋了。

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Huckabee used that underdog charm to win the Iowa caucuses.

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Though one of his teammates has proclaimed the underdog Ravens are destined to win, Lewis said it's not destiny -- it's determination.

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The agreement drops all pending litigation between the two companies, and signaled a win for TiVio, which had been an underdog stock in recent years when competitors have emerged in the digital television market.

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