| 单词 | marathon |
| 释义 | marathon (mærəθən , US -θɑːn ) Word forms: marathons 1. countable noun B2 A marathon is a race in which people run a distance of just over 26 miles, which is about 42 km. ...running in his first marathon. She has run the London marathon three times. The marathon is the sport of running marathon races. ...when I took up the marathon. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] If you use marathon to describe an event or task, you are emphasizing that it takes a long time and is very tiring. [emphasis] People make marathon journeys to buy glass here. ...a marathon session of talks with government representatives. ...the medical team which successfully carried out the marathon operation. Collocations: marathon event The marathon event and its generous prize fund attracted the majority of the world's top talent. Times, Sunday Times However, he withdrew from the games on the day before the marathon event, because of illness. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These mountain biking marathon event attracted riders from the region, bringing close to 700 participants in the 2009 edition. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She was absent for the 2009 and 2010 seasons, but returned to competition in 2011 with a new focus on the longer marathon event. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The city plays host to two annual marathon events. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Beach volleyball, inevitably, will be staged at the spiritual home of the sport and the triathlon and marathon swimming will also take place along the famous waterfront. Times, Sunday Times She's been distracted by exotic creatures as well as confronted by some rather less aesthetic sights in the free-for-all waters of marathon swimming. Times, Sunday Times Only a few thousand tickets were sold for each event staged here, the triathlons triumphantly completed and the marathon swimming today and tomorrow. Times, Sunday Times Marathon swimming events, over the distance of 10km 1, were added. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Marathon swimming competitions have also been connected to the triathlon since 1992. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I'm gunna stay in bed all day, and have a movie marathon! The Sun The movie marathon was cancelled after the arrests. canada.com Chilling out with a family movie marathon. The Sun As a result, the movie marathon was cancelled. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You get to chat incessantly about pop-cultural ephemera while eating fast food during chopsocky movie marathons. Times, Sunday Times Such an athlete would be able to run a marathon in 1 hour 57 minutes 58 seconds. Times, Sunday Times It's important to remember that you don't need to run a marathon to be a 'real' runner. Times, Sunday Times It's not really brave to run a marathon. Times, Sunday Times All in all, it's probably safer, and less scary, to run a marathon. Times, Sunday Times But you don't have to be able to run a marathon in 14 seconds. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 马拉松赛, 漫长而累人的 Japanese: マラソン, 長く続く |
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