welterweight

/wel-ter-weyt/US // ˈwɛl tərˌweɪt //UK // (ˈwɛltəˌweɪt) //

轻量级,次中量级,次重量级,次中量级的

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : a boxer or other contestant intermediate in weight between a lightweight and a middleweight, especially a professional boxer weighing up to 147 pounds.
- : a weight of 28 pounds that is assigned to a horse in addition to the poundage assigned based on the age of the horse.
- : a rider of steeplechase or hurdle-race horses who, though acting as a jockey, is of comparatively average weight and not small or lightweight as a professional jockey; heavyweight rider.

Tyson and Jones each wore 12-ounce gloves, two ounces heavier than standard for sanctioned matches at the welterweight division or higher.
Buzz Bissinger writes a four-page sentence that ruins a requiem for welterweight Barney Ross.
Hey, and don't forget there's the welterweight fight between Murdoch's New York Post and Mort Zuckerman's Daily News.
I remember one brilliant welterweight champion who lasted only one round with a broken-down heavyweight.
My brother said the welterweight got what was coming to him because he hadn't intelligence enough to stay where he belonged.
As a Welterweight, Milt had learned to depend on speed and quick hands.