| 单词 | athlete |
| 释义 | athlete (once / 260 pages) n An athlete is someone who trains for and competes in sporting events, as a professional or just for fun, like an athlete who bowls on a team, runs in local 5K races, or wins a gold medal at the Olympics. The noun athlete comes from the Greek word athletes, meaning “contestant in the games.” Anyone who competes in sporting competitions can be called an athlete, but usually the term is reserved for people with a high level of dedication, skill and fitness. If your income comes from participating in your sport, you are a professional athlete. WORD FAMILYathlete: athletes, athletic+/athletic: athletically, athleticism, athletics USAGE EXAMPLESBut as I’ve discussed before, many athletes are willing to spend money and try therapies with little proof of potential gain. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Few athletes might be as prepared for a life after basketball than Kobe, a man of diverse interests and immense worldwide popularity. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) In the athletic competition, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt becomes the first athlete ever to win the men’s 100-meter final wearing flip-flops. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) n a person trained to compete in sports Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper jock Richard D. Fosbury United States athlete who revolutionized the high jump by introducing the Fosbury flop in the 1968 Olympics (born in 1947) Robert Bruce MathiasUnited States athlete who won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon (born in 1930) James Cleveland OwensUnited States athlete and Black American whose success in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin outraged Hitler (1913-1980) James Francis Thorpeoutstanding United States athlete (1888-1953) Mildred Ella Didrikson Zahariasoutstanding United States athlete (1914-1956) Henry Louis AaronUnited States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934) Arthur Robert AsheUnited States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993) Sir Roger Gilbert BannisterEnglish runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929) Lawrence Peter BerraUnited States baseball player (born 1925) John Donald BudgeUnited States tennis player who in 1938 was the first to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles championship in the same year (1915-2000) Maureen Catherine ConnollyUnited States tennis player who was the first woman to win the United States, British, French, and Australian championships in the same year (1953) (1934-1969) James Scott Connorsoutstanding United States tennis player (born in 1952) Margaret CourtAustralian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947) Dwight Filley DavisUnited States tennis player who donated the Davis Cup for international team tennis competition (1879-1945) Joseph Paul DiMaggioUnited States professional baseball player noted for his batting ability (1914-1999) Gertrude Caroline EderleUnited States swimmer who in 1926 became the first woman to swim the English Channel (1906-2003) Julius Winfield ErvingUnited States basketball forward (born in 1950) Christine Marie EvertUnited States tennis player who won women's singles titles in the United States and at Wimbledon (born in 1954) Henry Louis Gehrigbaseball player who died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (1903-1941) Althea GibsonUnited States tennis player who was the first Black woman player to win all the major world singles titles (1927-2003) Stephanie GrafGerman tennis player who won seven women's singles titles at Wimbledon (born in 1969) Wayne Gretzkyhigh-scoring Canadian ice-hockey player (born in 1961) Sir Edmund Percival HillaryNew Zealand mountaineer who in 1953 first attained the summit of Mount Everest with his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay (born in 1919) John Berry Hobbsnotable English cricketer (1882-1963) Gordie HoweCanadian hockey player who holds the record for playing the most games (born 1928) Sir Leonard HuttonEnglish cricketer (1916-1990) Billie Jean Moffitt KingUnited States woman tennis player (born in 1943) Olga KorbutSoviet gymnast (born in 1955) Rodney George LaverAustralian tennis player who in 1962 was the second man to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles titles in the same year; in 1969 he repeated this feat (born in 1938) Ivan LendlUnited States tennis player (born in Czechoslovakia) who won several singles championships; in 1992 he became a United States citizen (born in 1960) Frederick Carleton LewisUnited States athlete who won gold medals at the Olympics for his skill in sprinting and jumping (born in 1961) Mickey Charles MantleUnited States baseball player (1931-1997) Willie Howard Mays Jr.United States baseball player (born in 1931) John Joseph McGrawUnited States baseball player and manager (1873-1934) Helen Newington WillsUnited States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998) Stanley Frank MusialUnited States baseball player (born in 1920) Martina NavratilovaUnited States tennis player (born in Czechoslovakia) who won nine Wimbledon women's singles championships (born in 1956) Robert OrrCanadian hockey player (born 1948) Leroy Robert PaigeUnited States baseball player; a black pitcher noted for his longevity (1906-1982) Oscar Palmer RobertsonUnited States basketball guard (born in 1938) Jack Roosevelt RobinsonUnited States baseball player; first Black to play in the major leagues (1919-1972) William Felton RussellUnited States basketball center (born in 1934) George Herman RuthUnited States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948) Monica SelesUnited States tennis player (born in Yugoslavia in 1973) Tenzing NorgaySherpa mountaineer guide who with Sir Edmund Hillary was one of the first to attain the summit of Mount Everest (1914-1986) William Tatem Tilden Jr.United States tennis player who dominated men's tennis in the 1920s (1893-1953) Virginia WadeEnglish tennis player who won many women's singles titles (born in 1945) John WalkerNew Zealand runner who in 1975 became the first person to run a mile in less that 3 minutes and 50 seconds (born in 1952) Theodore Samuel WilliamsUnited States baseball player noted as a hitter (1918-2002) Carl YastrzemskiUnited States baseball player (born in 1939) Danton True YoungUnited States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955) acrobat an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination amateuran athlete who does not play for pay ball hawka team athlete who is skilled at stealing or catching the ball ballplayer, baseball playeran athlete who plays baseball basketball player, basketeer, cageran athlete who plays basketball climbersomeone who climbs as a sport; especially someone who climbs mountains cricketeran athlete who plays cricket football player, footballeran athlete who plays American football gymnastan athlete who is skilled in gymnastics hockey player, ice-hockey playeran athlete who plays hockey hooker(rugby) the player in the middle of the front row of the scrum who tries to capture the ball with the foot hurdleran athlete who runs the hurdles jumperan athlete who competes at jumping lacrosse playeran athlete who plays lacrosse lettermanan athlete who has earned a letter in a school sport Olympianan athlete who participates in the Olympic games pentathletean athlete who competes in a pentathlon pro, professionalan athlete who plays for pay runnera trained athlete who competes in foot races sharpshooteran athlete noted for accurate aim shot putteran athlete who competes in the shot put skatersomeone who skates skiersomeone who skis sleddersomeone who rides a sled soccer playeran athlete who plays soccer sport, sportsman, sportswomansomeone who engages in sports strikera forward on a soccer team reserve, second-stringer, substitutean athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced swimmera trained athlete who participates in swimming meets swingersomeone who swings sports implements tennis playeran athlete who plays tennis pole jumper, pole vaulter, vaulteran athlete who jumps over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole lifter, weightlifteran athlete who lifts barbells winger(sports) player in wing position aerialistan acrobat who performs in the air (as on a rope or trapeze) back(football) a person who plays in the backfield backstrokersomeone who swims the backstroke balanceran acrobat who balances himself in difficult positions ball carrier, runner(football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play base runner, runnera baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base) batsman, batter, hitter, slugger(baseball) a ballplayer who is batting bench warmer(sports) a substitute who seldom plays blockera football player whose responsibility is to block players attempting to stop an offensive play bounder, leapersomeone who bounds or leaps (as in competition) bowlera cricketer who delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket breaststrokersomeone who swims the breaststroke center(basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team center(ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team circus acrobatan acrobat who performs acrobatic feats in a circus contortionistan acrobat able to twist into unusual positions cornerbacka defensive football player stationed outside the linebackers diver, plungersomeone who dives (into water) dribblera basketball player who is dribbling the ball to advance it dunkera basketball player who is able to make dunk shots escaladersomeone who gains access by the use of ladders fielder, fieldsmana member of the cricket team that is fielding rather than batting fieldera member of the baseball team that is in the field instead of at bat football heroa football player who has achieved a reputation for success forwardthe person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey free agent(sports) a professional athlete who is free to sign a contract to play for any team funambulist, tightrope walkeran acrobat who performs on a tightrope or slack rope goalie, goalkeeper, goaltender, netkeeper, netminderthe soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal guardthe person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team hoppersomeone who hops ice-skatersomeone who engages in ice skating kickera player who kicks the football langlaufera cross-country skier line backer, linebackera defensive football player who takes a position close behind the linemen linemanone of the players on the line of scrimmage little leaguera player between 8 and 12 years of age who is a member of a little-league team luger, slidersomeone who races the luge big leaguer, major leaguera member of a major-league baseball team long-distance runner, marathon runner, marathoner, road runnersomeone who participates in long-distance races (especially in marathons) milera runner in a one-mile race bush leaguer, minor leaguera player on a minor-league baseball team mountain climber, mountaineersomeone who climbs mountains pinch hitter(baseball) a substitute for the regular batter hurler, pitcher, twirler(baseball) the person who does the pitching pass catcher, pass receiver, receivera football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass receiverthe tennis player who receives the serve cragsman, rock climbera climber of vertical rock faces roller-skatersomeone who engages in roller skating semipro, semiprofessionalan athlete who plays for pay on a part-time basis skateboardersomeone who skates on a skateboard ski jumpera skier who leaps through the air (especially on a ski jump) skinny-dippera naked swimmer outdoor man, sporting mansomeone who enjoys outdoor activities sprintersomeone who runs a short distance at top speed tacklera football player who tackles the ball carrier professional tennis player, tennis prosomeone who earns a living playing or teaching tennis tobogganistsomeone who rides a toboggan tumblera gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc. utility mana baseball player valued for the ability to play at several positions wicket-keeperstands behind the wicket to catch balls winga hockey player stationed in a forward position on either side contestant a person who participates in competitions |
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