| 单词 | silver medallist |
| 释义 | > as lemmassilver medallist 3. A recipient of a medal awarded for merit. Also in compounds specifying the kind of medal awarded, as gold medallist, silver medallist, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > learned person, scholar > [noun] > recipient of medal medallist1788 the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > [noun] > one who or that which is successful > one who > one who wins > specific medallist1788 Nobelist1936 1788 J. Beverley Acct. Ceremonies Univ. Cambr. 45 The Medallists usually read their Declamations, immediately after the second Tripos is finished. 1797 Cambr. Univ. Cal. 214 List of Medallists from their first Institution to the present Time. 1864 Q. Jrnl. Sci. 1 211 The Gold Medallists of the Science and Art Department. 1898 H. R. Haggard Dr. Therne 9 I was gold medallist of my year. 1929 P. G. Wodehouse Summer Lightning iii. 76 He poised the tennis-ball and..bounced it on the silver medallist's back. 1968 Times 18 Oct. 12/1 Tommie Smith, together with the bronze medallist, John Carlos, has made sporting history. 1984 B. Bainbridge Watson's Apol. iv. 181 He was gold medallist of the Dublin University. 1992 Time 27 July 8 (advt.) Since 1972, 13 of 15 men's Olympic medalists have used the Fosbury Flop. 2013 M. Hertenstein Tell Notes 210 In essence, bronze medalists are simply happy to have medaled at the Olympic games. silver medallist silver medallist n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > winning, losing, or scoring > [noun] > winning or win > runner-up, etc. runner-up1859 silver medallist1910 placer1942 vice-champion1981 1910 N.E.D. at Silver Silver medallist. 1976 Daily Tel. 20 July 1/7 The cheating by Boris Onischenko, silver medallist at the Mexico City and Munich Olympics. < as lemmas |
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