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Athletics Refers Track Field Noun Talk Sports Based

英语单词 athletics
英美音标 英 [æθ'letɪks] 美 [æθ'letɪks]
中文释义 n.体育运动;田径
英语例句 (1) She showed us the athletics awards she had won.
(2) Athletics include all kinds of sports.
(3) I like all the athletics events.
(4) Runners in an athletics stadium run in individual lanes.
中文例句 (1) 她给我们看她赢得的体育运动奖。
(2) 体育运动包括各种竞技。
(3) 我喜欢所有的田径项目。
(4) 在田径运动场上赛跑的人有各自的跑道。
vocabulary简明 Use the noun athletics to talk about sports, including team practice, games, and training. A serious baseball player might choose a college based on its athletics program.
vocabulary扩展 In Britain, the word athletics specifically refers to track and field competitions, such as long-distance running, high jump, and javelin. In the US, you can use the word to talk about any kind of sporty activity. The noun athletics comes from the adjective athletic, based on the model of gymnastics. The Greek root is athletes, "prizefighter" or "contestant in the games."
柯林斯解释
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]田径运动 Athletics refers to track and field sports such as running, the high jump, and the javelin.
  [mainly BRIT 主英]
  • As the modern Olympics grew in stature, so too did athletics.

    随着现代奥林匹克运动会声名远扬,田径运动也越来越受关注。

  • ...the International Amateur Athletics Federation.

    国际业余田径联合会

in AM, use 美国英语用 track and field
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]体育运动;竞技 Athletics refers to any kind of physical sports, exercise, or games.
  [AM 美]
  • ...students who play intercollegiate athletics.

    参加大学校际体育竞赛的学生

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