单词 | round-robin |
释义 | round-robin also round robin Word forms: plural round-robins countable noun [usually NOUN noun] A round-robin is a sports competition in which each player or team plays against every other player or team. During the round-robin stage, teams often play twice in one day. round robin in British Englishnoun 1. a letter, esp a petition or protest, having the signatures in a circle in order to disguise the order of signing 2. any letter or petition signed by a number of people 3. a letter that is copied and sent to a number of different people 4. a. a tournament, as in a competitive game or sport, in which each player plays against every other player b. (as modifier) a round-robin tournament They beat England 4-1 in their last round-robin match in Japan. The six clubs will play each other in a round robin series. Four groups will play round robin matches for semi-final places. round-robin in British English (ˌraʊndˈrɒbɪn) modifier of or relating to a sports tournament in which each player or team plays against every other player or team They won a round-robin tournament against Torino and Inter Milan. They beat England 4-1 in their last round-robin match in Japan. The six clubs will play each other in a round robin series. Four groups will play round robin matches for semi-final places. round robin in American English1. a document, as a petition, protest, etc., with the signatures written in a circle to conceal the order of signing 2. a contest or tournament, as in tennis, chess, etc., in which every entrant is matched with every other one 3. a letter circulated among the members of a group, which is signed and forwarded by each in turn, often with additional comments, etc. Word origin round1 + pers. name RobinExamples of 'round robin' in a sentence |
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