loser, careworn, baby boomer

【蔡佳慧╱綜合外電報導】從西班牙、法國到義大利，歐 洲新一代中產階級青年面臨通膨、房價和失業率高漲的挑 戰，雖然他們的教育程度普遍高於「嬰兒潮世代」（Baby Boomers）的父母，但是薪資收入和生活品質卻比上一代更低落，因此被喻為是「 失敗世代」（Baby Losers）。

Today, China dominates the railway market, particularly for high-speed rail systems. http://ow.ly/O2qD301uecP

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A sense of uncertainty hangs over American infrastructure, as the United States muddles through with its aging nuclear plants, careworn bridges,...

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Like an aging baby-boomer trying to feel young again, @[Microsoft] is experimenting with marijuana.

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careworn

ˈkɛːwɔːn/

adjective

1. tired and unhappy because of prolonged worry.

   "a careworn expression"

   synonyms:

   worried, anxious, harassed, strained, stressed, under pressure, overburdened

baby boomer Show phonetics
noun [C] (US INFORMAL boomer)
a person who was born during a baby boom, especially the one that happened in Britain and the US between approximately 1945 and 1965

NOUN

informal

A person born in the years following the Second World War, when there was a temporary marked increase in the birth rate:America’s health care costs are expected to soar as baby boomers become senior citizens[AS MODIFIER]: these are the children of baby boomer parents

loser Show phonetics
noun [C]
1 a person or team that does not win a game or competition:
The losers of both games will play each other for third place.
He's a good/bad loser (= He behaves well/badly when he is defeated).

2 INFORMAL a person who is always unsuccessful at everything they do:
He's a born loser.

3 someone who is at a disadvantage as a result of something that has happened:
The latest price rises mean that the real loser, as usual, is the consumer.