单词 | field event |
释义 | > as lemmasfield event field event n. originally U.S. any of various sporting events (involving jumping, throwing, etc.) which typically take place on an athletics field, as distinct from races run on a track; usually in plural. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > athletics > [noun] > specific athletic sports other than running field event1887 1887 Atchison (Kansas) Daily Globe 3 Dec. Committees were appointed to..examine grounds, with a view to leasing for field events. 1899 Windsor Mag. 9 243/1 Irishmen..have established a monopoly in what are described as field events of late years. 1902 N.Y. Times 5 Oct. 17/5 The discus was the only field event but there were eight track events. 1955 R. Bannister First Four Minutes v. 60 To raise the standard of British athletic achievement, particularly in field events. 2000 Nature 14 Sept. 132/1 The pole-vault..is almost entirely white, as are field events such as discus, javelin and shot-put. < as lemmas |
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