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athlete

/ath-leet/US // ˈæθ lit //UK // (ˈæθliːt) //

运动员,运动家

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person trained or gifted in exercises or contests involving physical agility, stamina, or strength; a participant in a sport, exercise, or game requiring physical skill.

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Examples

  • Where a fan 10 years ago had a coin-flip chance of attending a fracas, the modern-day one has less than a 17 percent chance of watching athletes drop the mitts.

  • Ash, who often interacts and streams with fans on social media, has seen the number of esports athletes increase both in Pakistan and globally.

  • Neck gaiters, buffs—whatever you call them, the jersey-type loops of fabric that can be worn around the neck and over the face and nose—have been a favorite of athletes during the Covid-19 pandemic.

  • Effectively, the ruling meant that clubs and teams in EU countries could sign players from nations that have free trade agreements with the bloc, without treating them as overseas athletes.

  • At the university level, students have more power as paying customers — and athletes in particular as revenue generators.

  • Nowhere to be found is the anguish, the drama, the pain of an athlete on that level who considering walking away.

  • In 87 Bounces, a lone athlete shoots an airball that goes on a journey through some of the most memorable films in cinema history.

  • But I guess you have to regard him as a great athlete who never grew up.

  • But I think that the more important question is will I see a benefit as an athlete?

  • What if I were a kid who looked up to an athlete, and that athlete made me want to do better in my own life, and then he left?

  • Sometimes this cup was won by a middle-aged man, sometimes by a girl, and sometimes by a trained athlete.

  • More than ordinarily tall, she was shaped like a Juno, and moved with all the grace and freedom of an athlete.

  • Suddenly the man, with the strength and ease of an athlete, sprang lightly out on to the roof.

  • His blue flannel suit hung loose on his shoulders and chest, his athlete's limbs.

  • Mr. Norcross stands six feet two in his socks, and I've heard that he was the best all-around athlete in his college bunch.