badminton
(bædmɪntən )
uncountable noun A2
Badminton is a game played by two or four players on a rectangular court with a high net across the middle. The players try to score points by hitting a small object called a shuttlecock across the net using a racket.
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Collocations:
badminton player play badminton
A former county badminton player, he was drawn to triathlons after cycling regularly.
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Others are even meeting people who become mentors helping them in their careers after sport, such as the badminton player getting work experience in a sports insurance company.
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He hopes to become a pro badminton player someday.
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He was a badminton player in his youth and represented the state at the national championships in the late 1980s.
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On top of that, he has been the semi-finalist for many competitions since he became a full-time badminton player in 2002.
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Nor do we play badminton in an attempt to catch the bus.
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We get photographs of him playing badminton.
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You can play badminton on the lawns or ride a complimentary bike.
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It had a modest lawn where we could play badminton and croquet.
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Translations:
Chinese: 羽毛球
Japanese: バドミントン
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