英语词汇“champion”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

noun | verb

championchampion1 /ˈtʃæmpiən/ ●●● noun

ETYMOLOGYchampion¹

Origin: 1100-1200 Old French Medieval Latin campio

COLLOCATIONS► reigning ... champions

the reigning national soccer champions (=the champions right now)

1[countable] a person, team, etc. that has won a competition, especially in sports: the national junior champion in ice skating the reigning national soccer champions (=the champions right now)2a champion of something someone who publicly fights for and defends an aim or principle, such as the rights of a group of people: Douglas has always been a champion of free speech. [Origin: 1100–1200 Old French, Medieval Latin campio]

noun | verb

championchampion2 ●○○ verb [transitive]

VERB TABLE

champion

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	champion
	he, she, it	champions
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	championed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have championed
	he, she, it	has championed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had championed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will champion
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have championed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am championing
	he, she, it	is championing
	you, we, they	are championing
Past	I, he, she, it	was championing
	you, we, they	were championing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been championing
	he, she, it	has been championing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been championing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be championing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been championing

to publicly fight for and defend an aim or principle, such as the rights of a group of people: Purcell championed social programs for the elderly.