shoo-in

英 [ˈʃuː ɪn]

美 [ˈʃuː ɪn]

n. 稳操胜券的人(或队)

牛津词典

noun

N-COUNT 稳操胜券的人(或事)
Ashoo-inis a person or thing that seems sure to succeed.
1. Ms Brown is still no shoo-in for the November election.
  布朗夫人在 11 月的选举中仍然没有十足的胜算。

noun

Reagan was a shoo-in in the1984 presidential election.
一九八四年的总统选举中，里根是胜算在握。
Jane Corwin, a wealthy conservative member of the state Assembly, should on past form be a shoo-in, but recent polls indicate she has an unexpected battle on her hands.
简？？科温是纽约州参议院的一名富有的保守派成员，之前她很被看好，不过最近选票对她不利，这意味着她要投身到意料之外的选票交战中。
IF THERE were an Oscar for chutzpah, Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would be a shoo-in.
如果厚颜无耻也有奥斯卡，那非伊朗总统穆罕默德·艾哈迈迪·内贾德莫属。
He is a shoo-in for the "Best Actor" award.
他一定稳赢“最佳演员”奖。
Chris is a shoo-in to win a scholarship.
准能申请到一份奖学金。
Perhaps he considered himself a shoo-in.
或许他认为自己会十拿九稳。
He is a shoo-in for the presidency.
他一定稳赢总统宝座。
Even students and faculty thought I'd be a shoo-in.
学生和老师们都认为，我应该是十拿九稳的。
The superstar of 2008, who once looked like a shoo-in for re-election, now appears extremely vulnerable.
2008年的超级明星曾经看起来必定会连任，但是现在看起来似乎非常不堪一击。
The election will be no shoo-in for the republicants.
这次选举对共和党来说决非易事。