marathon

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n. 马拉松, 耐力的考验

发音

UK /ˈmæɹəθən/
其它
US /ˈmæɹəˌθɑn/
US /ˈmɛɹəˌθɑn/
AU /ˈmæɹə(ˌ)θɔn/
NZ /ˈmɛɹə(ˌ)θɔn/

词形变化

marathons 复数 marathons marathoned marathoning marathons 三单 marathoning 现在分词 marathoned 过去式 marathoned 过去分词

教材释义与例句

名词

马拉松赛跑；耐力的考验

a long race of about 26 miles or 42 kilometres

动词

参加马拉松赛跑

释义与例句

n. B2 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    A 42.195-kilometre (26-mile-385-yard) road race.

    马拉松

  2. 2.

    Any extended or sustained activity.

    比喻 引申义

    He had a cleaning marathon the night before his girlfriend came over.

    I learned from the marathon that to finish a race you simply keep running.

v.
  1. 1.

    To run a marathon.

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To watch or read a large number of instalments of (a film, book, TV series, etc.) in one sitting.

    非正式 及物

    We're going to marathon Star Trek next weekend.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 7

run project task labor labour undertaking footrace

相关短语

Marathon County half marathon walking marathon

词源

From French marathon, coined in 1894 by linguist Michel Bréal for the first modern time Olympic Games after Ancient Greek Μαραθών (Marathṓn), a town northeast of Athens. Phidippides the Greek ran the distance from Marathon to Athens to deliver a message regarding the Battle of Marathon. The modern sport of marathon running is based on a run approximately the same distance. The toponym itself comes from μάραθον (márathon, “fennel”) and refers to the prevalence of the plant in the area.

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