| 释义 |
sumo|ˈsuːməʊ|
[Jap.]
In Japan, a form of wrestling in which a wrestler wins a bout by forcing his opponent outside a circle or making him touch the ground with any part of his body except the soles of his feet. Freq. attrib., esp. as sumo wrestler, sumo wrestling; also absol., a sumo wrestler.
1880W. E. L. Keeling Tourists' Guide Yokohama 23 The wrestlers (sumô)..will not fail to interest him. 1893Jap. Soc. Trans. & Proc. I. 19, I have seen English wrestling, and found it similar to Japanese wrestling (Sumō, not Ju-jitsu). 1923J. Street Mysterious Japan ix. 103 The kind of wrestling known as sumo still maintains its ancient prestige as the national sport. 1934[see all-in 2]. 1936K. Nohara True Face of Japan v. 220 Our taste for prodigies..is gratified by the corpulence of the Sumo. 1938Bush & Kagami Japanalia 156/1 Sumō wrestlers are huge fellows. 1958Times 27 Dec. 7/6 Such are the advance preliminaries of a bout of sumo, the national sport of Japan. 1964I. Fleming You only live Twice i. 17 It is only the sumo wrestlers who drink saké in these quantities without showing it. 1966New Scientist 28 July 182/3 Sumo wrestling, in which two monstrous men charge one another, clinch briefly and separate, with one the winner, usually in the space of a few seconds. 1974Daily Tel. (Colour Suppl.) 22 Feb. 39/3 If one is to understand Japan in any depth, a realisation of the significance and the enjoyment of Sumo is as important as it is to appreciate the influence of soccer if one is to understand Britain. 1977Time 4 July 52/2 Surpassing even such traditional Japanese sports as sumo wrestling, bẽsubõru has become Japan's favorite sport. 1978M. Kenyon Deep Pocket x. 125 This character was a sumo-wrestler, hewn from a cliff-face. |