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The word "marathon" refers to a race covering approximately 26 miles (42 km). It can also be used descriptively for any long and tiring event or task.

The word "marathon" refers to a race covering approximately 26 miles (42 km). It can also be used descriptively for any long and tiring event or task.

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/mæ̱rəθən, AM -θɒn/
1
[N-COUNT 可数名词]马拉松赛跑(全程26英里,约合42公里) A marathon is a race in which people run a distance of 26 miles, which is about 42 km.
  [the N]
  • ...running in his first marathon...

    参加他生平第一次马拉松比赛

  • Rodgers can also claim four victories in the New York Marathon.

    罗杰斯也能在纽约马拉松比赛中4次夺冠。

  • The marathon is the sport of running marathon races.马拉松比赛
    • ...when I took up the marathon.

      当我开始参加马拉松比赛的时候

2
[ADJ 形容词]马拉松式的;漫长而累人的;耗时费力的 If you use marathon to describe an event or task, you are emphasizing that it takes a long time and is very tiring.
  [ADJ n]
  [emphasis]
  • People make marathon journeys to buy glass here.

    人们千里迢迢赶到这里购买玻璃。

  • ...a marathon session of talks with government representatives.

    与政府代表们马拉松式的会谈

  • ...the medical team which successfully carried out the marathon operation.

    成功地完成了长时间手术的医疗小组


Oxford mara·thon / ˈmærəθən ; NAmE ˈmærəθɑːn / noun 1 a long running race of about 42 kilometres or 26 miles 马拉松赛跑(距离约 42 公里,合 26 英里) the London marathon 伦敦马拉松赛跑 to run a marathon 参加马拉松赛跑 2 an activity or a piece of work that lasts a long time and requires a lot of effort and patience 马拉松式的活动(或工作) The interview was a real marathon. 这次面试真是一场马拉松。 ORIGIN From the story that in ancient Greece a messenger ran from Marathon to Athens (22 miles) with the news of a victory over the Persians. 源自古希腊的传说,一名通信兵从马拉松奔跑 22 英里到雅典报捷。 mara·thon adjective [only before noun ] a marathon journey lasting 56 hours 持续了 56 小时的马拉松式的旅程 a marathon legal battle 一场马拉松式的法律斗争 marathon marathons mara·thon / ˈmærəθən ; NAmE ˈmærəθɑːn /
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marathon1 noun
marathon2 adjective
marathonmar‧a‧thon1 /ˈmærəθən $ -θɑːn/ ●●○ noun [countable]
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1a long race of about 26 miles or 42 kilometres:  the Boston Marathon Garcia ran the marathon in just under three hours.2an activity that continues for a long time and needs a lot of energy, patience, or determination:  We finished the job but it was quite a marathon.
marathon1 noun
marathon2 adjective
marathonmarathon2 adjective [only before noun]
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a marathon event continues for a long time and needs a lot of energy, patience, or determination:  a marathon round of negotiations see thesaurus at
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marathon

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marathons[250]
马拉松(99%),耐力比赛(1%)
n.马拉松赛跑;耐力的考验
adj.马拉松式的;有耐力的
vi.参加马拉松赛跑

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