单词 | olympic flame |
释义 | > as lemmasOlympic flame Olympic flame n. the flame kept alight in the host city of the Olympic (and later also Paralympic) Games for the duration of the event.The modern tradition of the Olympic flame began with the 1928 Games in Amsterdam; since 1936, the flame has traditionally been lit in Olympia, Greece and conveyed to the host city by means of a ceremonial relay. ΚΠ 1932 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 1 Aug. 14/2 The Olympic flame..was outlined even more sharply against a darkening, sunset sky. 1983 D. A. Noverr Games they Played 293 [He] had been ‘assured’ that ‘nothing would interfere with the peaceful entrance of the Olympic flame into the Stadium’. 2011 Cambr. Evening News (Nexis) 10 Nov. Olympic fever is breaking out across Huntingdonshire after it was revealed that the Olympic flame would pass through Huntingdon and St Ives on its way to the London 2012 games. < as lemmas |
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