英语词汇“sprint finish”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

sprint finish n. (a) (chiefly Athletics and Cycling) a substantial increase in speed in the final stages of a long race when approaching the finishing line; a final stage of a race in which competitors increase speed in this way; (b) (figurative and in extended use) a very fast, energetic, or productive finish to any activity or process.

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1892 Man of World 1 June 7/1 I should esteem him [sc. a racehorse] a certainty for a place if just lacking speed for a sprint finish.

1909 ΔΕΣΜὈΣ (Delta Sigma Delta Fraternity) Nov. 103 Christmas holidays being over, the boys have settled down to work, which looks well for a sprint finish.

1930 Athletic Jrnl. Mar. 13/1 He seldom sets pace, usually dropping behind the pace setter,..and relying upon a sprint finish of 220 yards to win.

1997 S. Abt Pedaling for Glory vi. 88 Cipollini was in his element since the roads, as flat as a filleted North Sea herring, guaranteed a sprint finish.

2014 F. Omaswa in F. Omaswa & N. Crisp Afr. Health Leaders (e-book, accessed 24 Aug. 2018) ii Leadership and coordinated action is critical now..for a sprint finish that will propel Africa to a state of irreversible progress.

单词	sprint finish
释义	> as lemmas sprint finish sprint finish n. (a) (chiefly Athletics and Cycling) a substantial increase in speed in the final stages of a long race when approaching the finishing line; a final stage of a race in which competitors increase speed in this way; (b) (figurative and in extended use) a very fast, energetic, or productive finish to any activity or process. ΚΠ 1892 Man of World 1 June 7/1 I should esteem him [sc. a racehorse] a certainty for a place if just lacking speed for a sprint finish. 1909 ΔΕΣΜὈΣ (Delta Sigma Delta Fraternity) Nov. 103 Christmas holidays being over, the boys have settled down to work, which looks well for a sprint finish. 1930 Athletic Jrnl. Mar. 13/1 He seldom sets pace, usually dropping behind the pace setter,..and relying upon a sprint finish of 220 yards to win. 1997 S. Abt Pedaling for Glory vi. 88 Cipollini was in his element since the roads, as flat as a filleted North Sea herring, guaranteed a sprint finish. 2014 F. Omaswa in F. Omaswa & N. Crisp Afr. Health Leaders (e-book, accessed 24 Aug. 2018) ii Leadership and coordinated action is critical now..for a sprint finish that will propel Africa to a state of irreversible progress. extracted from sprintn.² < as lemmas
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