单词 | extreme sport |
释义 | > as lemmasextreme sport Sport (originally North American). Designating or relating to (a version of) a sport or pastime performed in a hazardous environment or involving great physical risk; esp. in extreme sport. Also: participating in such a sport or pastime. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > [adjective] > specific quality loose1802 extreme1974 1974 R. Messner 7th Grade: Most Extreme Climbing 17 As technique improved, difficulties were overcome and every Alpine face was conquered; the extreme climbers..became non-competitive. 1989 Skiing Trade News (Nexis) Mar. 112 ‘Extreme’ sports like snowboarding, windsurfing, and heliskiing. 1995 Independent on Sunday 13 Aug. (Real Lives section) 6/5 Shaun Baker is an extreme kayaker, a masochist who chooses to ride his canoe over waterfalls. 1999 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 30 July 13/2 Long-time participants in extreme sports, such as canyoner Tony Zimmerman, are a different breed. 2002 Observer 20 Jan. (Life Suppl.) 5/4 Waterfalling (motto: ‘to air is human, to freefall divine’) is admittedly an extreme branch of white-water rafting. < as lemmas |
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