champion

cham·pi·on

C0234800 (chăm′pē-ən)n.1. One that wins first place or first prize in a competition.2. One that is clearly superior or has the attributes of a winner: a champion at teaching.3. An ardent defender or supporter of a cause or another person: a champion of the homeless.4. One who fights; a warrior.tr.v. cham·pi·oned, cham·pi·on·ing, cham·pi·ons 1. To fight for, defend, or support as a champion: championed the cause of civil rights. See Synonyms at support.2. Obsolete To defy or challenge.adj.1. Holding first place or prize: a champion show dog.2. Superior to all others: "the champion playboy of the Western World" (John Millington Synge).

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[Middle English champioun, combatant, athlete, from Old French champion, from Medieval Latin campiō, campiōn-, from Germanic *kampjō, fighter, warrior, from *kampjan, to do battle, fight, from *kampaz, field of battle, battle, from Latin campus, field; see campus.]

champion

(ˈtʃæmpɪən) n1. a. a person who has defeated all others in a competition: a chess champion. b. (as modifier): a champion team. 2. a. a plant or animal that wins first place in a show, etcb. (as modifier): a champion marrow. 3. a person who defends a person or cause: champion of the underprivileged. 4. (Historical Terms) (formerly) a warrior or knight who did battle for another, esp a king or queen, to defend their rights or honouradjdialect Northern English first rate; excellentadvdialect Northern English very well; excellentlyvb (tr) to support; defend: we champion the cause of liberty. [C13: from Old French, from Late Latin campiō, from Latin campus field, battlefield]

cham•pi•on

(ˈtʃæm pi ən)

n. 1. a person who has defeated all competing opponents so as to hold first place. 2. anything that takes first place in competition. 3. an animal that has won a certain number of points in officially recognized shows. 4. a person who fights for or defends any person or cause: a champion of the oppressed. 5. a fighter or warrior. v.t. 6. to act as champion of; defend; support. 7. Obs. to defy. adj. 8. first among all contestants or competitors. [1175–1225; < Old French < Late Latin campiōnem, campiō < West Germanic *kampjo, *kamp battlefield < Latin campus field]

champion

Past participle: championed
Gerund: championing

Imperative
champion
champion

Present
I champion
you champion
he/she/it champions
we champion
you champion
they champion

Preterite
I championed
you championed
he/she/it championed
we championed
you championed
they championed

Present Continuous
I am championing
you are championing
he/she/it is championing
we are championing
you are championing
they are championing

Present Perfect
I have championed
you have championed
he/she/it has championed
we have championed
you have championed
they have championed

Past Continuous
I was championing
you were championing
he/she/it was championing
we were championing
you were championing
they were championing

Past Perfect
I had championed
you had championed
he/she/it had championed
we had championed
you had championed
they had championed

Future
I will champion
you will champion
he/she/it will champion
we will champion
you will champion
they will champion

Future Perfect
I will have championed
you will have championed
he/she/it will have championed
we will have championed
you will have championed
they will have championed

Future Continuous
I will be championing
you will be championing
he/she/it will be championing
we will be championing
you will be championing
they will be championing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been championing
you have been championing
he/she/it has been championing
we have been championing
you have been championing
they have been championing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been championing
you will have been championing
he/she/it will have been championing
we will have been championing
you will have been championing
they will have been championing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been championing
you had been championing
he/she/it had been championing
we had been championing
you had been championing
they had been championing

Conditional
I would champion
you would champion
he/she/it would champion
we would champion
you would champion
they would champion

Past Conditional
I would have championed
you would have championed
he/she/it would have championed
we would have championed
you would have championed
they would have championed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	champion - someone who has won first place in a competitionchamp, title-holderrecord-breaker, record-holder - someone who breaks a recordchallenger, competitor, contender, rival, competition - the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing"
	2.	champion - someone who fights for a causepaladin, fighter, herodefender, guardian, protector, shielder - a person who cares for persons or property
	3.	champion - a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library"admirer, booster, protagonist, supporter, friendadvocate, advocator, exponent, proponent - a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an ideaanglophil, anglophile - an admirer of England and things Englishbeliever, truster - a supporter who accepts something as trueBoswell - a devoted admirer and recorder of another's words and deedscheerleader - an enthusiastic and vocal supporter; "he has become a cheerleader for therapeutic cloning"Confederate - a supporter of the Confederate States of Americacorporatist - a supporter of corporatismenthusiast, partizan, partisan - an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activityFrancophil, Francophile - an admirer of France and everything Frenchfree trader - an advocate of unrestricted international tradefunctionalist - an adherent of functionalismJacobite - a supporter of James II after he was overthrown or a supporter of the Stuartsloyalist, stalwart - a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt)New Dealer - a supporter of the economic policies in the United States known as the New DealGraecophile, philhellene, philhellenist - an admirer of Greece and everything Greekmainstay, pillar - a prominent supporter; "he is a pillar of the community"Roundhead - a supporter of parliament and Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil Warseconder - someone who endorses a motion or petition as a necessary preliminary to a discussion or voteShavian - an admirer of G. B. Shaw or his worksendorser, indorser, ratifier, subscriber - someone who expresses strong approvalwell-wisher, sympathiser, sympathizer - someone who shares your feelings or opinions and hopes that you will be successfultoaster, wassailer - someone who proposes a toast; someone who drinks to the health of success of someone or some venturemaintainer, sustainer, upholder - someone who upholds or maintains; "firm upholders of tradition"; "they are sustainers of the idea of democracy"verifier, voucher - someone who vouches for another or for the correctness of a statementWhig - a supporter of the American Revolution
	4.	champion - someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any fieldhotshot, maven, mavin, superstar, virtuoso, whiz, whizz, wiz, wizard, adept, sensation, star, genius, aceexpert - a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfullytrack star - a star runner
Verb	1.	champion - protect or fight for as a championdefendback, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support - be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"
Adj.	1.	champion - holding first place in a contest; "a champion show dog"; "a prizewinning wine"prizewinningbest - (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities; "the best film of the year"; "the best solution"; "the best time for planting"; "wore his best suit"

champion

noun1. winner, hero, victor, conqueror, title holder, warrior, nonpareil Kasparov became a world chess champion.2. defender, guardian, patron, backer, protector, upholder, vindicator He received acclaim as a champion of the oppressed.verb1. support, back, defend, promote, advocate, fight for, uphold, espouse, stick up for (informal) He passionately championed the poor.

champion

adjectiveExceptionally good of its kind:ace, banner, blue-ribbon, brag, capital, excellent, fine, first-class, first-rate, prime, quality, splendid, superb, superior, terrific, tiptop, top.Informal: A-one, bully, dandy, great, swell, topflight, topnotch.Slang: boss.Chiefly British: tophole.verbTo aid the cause of by approving or favoring:advocate, back, endorse, get behind, plump for, recommend, side with, stand behind, stand by, support, uphold.Idioms: align oneself with, go to bat for, take the part of.

Translations

冠军拥护拥护者

champion

(ˈtʃӕmpiən) noun1. in games, competitions etc, a competitor who has defeated all others. this year's golf champion; (also adjective) a champion boxer. 冠軍 冠军2. a person who defends a cause. a champion of human rights. 捍衛者 拥护者 verb to defend or support. He championed the cause of human rights for many years. 捍衛，擁護 拥护ˈchampionship1. a contest held to decide who is the champion. The tennis championship will be decided this afternoon. 錦標賽 锦标赛2. the act of defending or supporting. his championship of civil rights. 捍衛，擁護 拥护

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