升班马 shēng bān mǎ — a newly promoted team (in sports)

升班马
shēng bān mǎ

Characters: 升 · 班 · 马

Definitions

  1. a newly promoted team (in sports)

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. (sports, esp. soccer) newly promoted team (one that has advanced from a lower league to a higher league)

ExtDict

  1. 指在分级的体育比赛中由低一级升入高一级的运动队。

Examples

  • 这支升班马一上来就逼平了上届冠军。

    The newly promoted team immediately held the defending champion to a draw.

  • 作为升班马，他们本赛季的表现令人刮目相看。

    As a newly promoted side, their performance this season has been impressive.