English translation for "has-been"

 
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。

Example Sentences:

	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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