負けず嫌い

まけずぎらい【負けず嫌い】

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まけずぎらい【負けず嫌い】

hating to lose [admit defeat]; always wanting to be first [win].

～な unyielding; unbending; competitive; unhappy about losing [being second best]; not content to be second (best).

●負けず嫌いな人 a person who hates to lose [has a competitive spirit, is not content to be second (best)]

・負けず嫌いな男で, 無理だというとますますむきになってやろうとするから面白い. He's an interesting fellow, because he hates to admit defeat, and if you tell him something is impossible he'll get all the more worked up and try to do it.

●生来の負けず嫌いで苦手な科目もがんばり通し, そこそこの成績を収めていた. By nature a person who hates to admit defeat, he worked hard on the subjects he was poor in and got fairly good grades in them.