athlete

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n. 运动员, 运动选手 [医] 运动员

发音

UK /ˈæθ.liːt/
CA /ˈæθ.lit/
US /ˈæθ.lit/
/ˈæθ.ə.liːt/

词形变化

athletes 复数 athletes

教材释义与例句

名词

运动员，体育家；身强力壮的人

someone who competes in sports competitions, especially running, jumping, and throwing

a professional athlete

一位专业运动员

释义与例句

n. A2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    A participant in any of a group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking.

    田径运动员

  2. 2.

    A person who actively participates in physical sports, especially with great skill; a sportsperson.

    运动员

    加拿大 美国

    She's the first athlete in her sport to obtain a corporate sponsor.

  3. 3.

    An exceptionally physically fit person.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

jock

上位词 1

contestant

下位词 10

professional sport pro hooker reserve amateur runner substitute jumper swimmer

相关短语

Neutral Paralympic Athlete neutral Paralympic athlete Spanish athlete 吹牛者 world's greatest athlete student athlete student-athlete

词源

From Middle English athlete, from Latin āthlēta (and probably also partly from Middle French athlete), from Ancient Greek ἀθλητής (athlētḗs), from ἀθλέω (athléō, “compete for a prize”), from ἆθλον (âthlon, “prize”) or ἆθλος (âthlos, “competition”).

来源：wiktionary