| 单词 | 体育竞赛 |
| 释义 | 〔letterman〕A secondary or college student who has earned a letter in a particular activity, especially a varsity sport.优秀运动员：在某种特殊活动中，尤指大学生体育竞赛中，荣获学校名称缩写标志的中学生或大学生〔coliseum〕A large amphitheater for public sports events, entertainment, or assemblies.竞技场：一种大型的举行公共体育竞赛、娱乐活动或集会的圆形剧场或竞技场〔Pisistratus〕Athenian tyrant (560-527) remembered for encouraging athletic contests and literary efforts.庇西特拉图：雅典暴君（公元前560-527年），以其鼓励体育竞赛和对文学的贡献而闻名〔pentathlon〕An athletic contest in which each participant competes in five track and field events, usually sprinting, hurdling, long jumping, and discus and javelin throwing.五项全能比赛：一种体育竞赛，每个参赛者将在五种田赛和径赛项目展开角逐，常包括速跑、跨栏、跳远、铁饼和掷标枪〔athlete〕Athletes who believe that winning is the most important aspect of athletics have etymological support for their view,even if the way one plays the game is more important than winning a prize.The wordathlete may ultimately go back to the Greek word athlos, "contest, especially a contest for a prize.” Two other possible sources areathlon, "prize won in a contest,” and .athleus, "one who competes.” The Greek wordathlētēs, derived from at least one of these sources, meant "combatant, champion,” and was used especially for competitors in games.Our wordathlete, borrowed from Greek by way of Latin, is first recorded in Middle English (possibly before 1425) with reference to wrestlers.那些坚信体育比赛中取胜是最重要一面的运动员，有词源学根据来支持他们的观点，甚至参加运动的方式比获取奖品更重要。athlete 这个单词可以最终追溯到希腊单词 athlos “比赛， 尤指为获取奖品的竞赛。”另外两个可能的词源是athlon “体育竞赛中获得的奖品”和 athleus “参加体育竞赛的人”。 athletes 这个希腊单词至少从这些词源之一发展而来，意思是“竞技者、冠军”， 尤其用来指体育比赛中的竞技者。这个词athlete 通过拉丁语从希腊语中借用， 最早记录于中世纪英语（大约在1425年以前），用来指摔跤运动〔decathlon〕An athletic contest in which each contestant participates in the following ten track and field events: the 100-meter, 400-meter, and 1,500-meter runs; the 110-meter high hurdle; the discus and javelin throws; the shot-put; the pole vault; the high jump; and the long jump.田径十项全能运动：一种体育竞赛，每个参与竞技的运动员都要参加以下十项径赛和田赛项目：100米、400米和1500米跑；110米高栏；铁饼和标枪；铅球；撑杆跳；跳高；跳远〔letter〕She lettered in three collegiate sports.她在三次大学生体育竞赛中获得校名字母徽章〔letter〕An emblem in the shape of the initial of a school awarded for outstanding performance, especially in varsity athletics.校名字首形式的徽章：以学校名字首字母的形状制成的徽章，奖给那些表现优异的人，尤指那些大学体育竞赛中表现优异者〔letter〕To earn a school letter, as for outstanding athletic achievement:获得校名字母徽章：赢得学校名字母缩写徽章，如因取得体育竞赛优异成绩者：〔laurel〕A wreath of laurel conferred as a mark of honor in ancient times upon poets, heroes, and victors in athletic contests.桂冠：用月桂编成的花环，古时作为一种荣誉的标志授予诗人、英雄和体育竞赛中的优胜者〔triathlon〕An athletic contest in which participants compete without stopping in three successive events, usually long-distance swimming, bicycling, and running.三项全能运动：一种体育竞赛，其中参加者必须在三个连续的项目中不停顿地进行比赛，一般包括长距离游泳，骑自行车和赛跑〔dive〕To execute a dive in athletic competition.跳水比赛：参加体育竞赛中的跳水比赛 |
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