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weightlifting

/weyt-lif-ting/US // ˈweɪtˌlɪf tɪŋ //UK // (ˈweɪtˌlɪftɪŋ) //

举重,舉重,提重,高举

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act, art, or sport of lifting barbells of given poundages in a prescribed manner, as a competitive event or conditioning exercise.

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Examples

  • Whether you’re just starting out or are deep into your weightlifting journey, dumbbells are a necessity for your home gym.

  • She didn’t know about weightlifting at the time, but her mother saw the talent.

  • It’s not so much weightlifting strength but a core strength.

  • With a feat of golf and weightlifting that ought to rate way up there among masteries of sports pressure, Hideki Matsuyama managed to win the 85th Masters on Sunday.

  • When I asked what would be too heavy, she responded that she had never done any weightlifting and did not provide any guidance.

  • Even weightlifting demands the constant breaking down of muscle fibers.

  • Meanwhile, CrossFit has taken the relatively solitary world of weightlifting and calisthenics and spun a communitarian dreamland.

  • Predictably, Eurasians dominate weightlifting, wrestling, and most field events, such as the shot put and hammer.

  • Weight lifting: For an activity as strenuous as weightlifting, protein should be screaming through your muscles.