| 单词 | gladiator |
| 释义 | gladiator (once / 2305 pages) n In ancient Rome, gladiators fought each other in front of an audience. Though these fights were called "games," they often ended in the death of one of the gladiators. Although they were celebrated in art and applauded for their strength and fighting skill, it wasn't easy to be an ancient Roman gladiator. They were essentially slaves who were forced to fight, sometimes being matched against wild animals or criminals. While the gladiator games may seem horrible to us today, they lasted almost a thousand years. The word gladiator comes from the Latin gladius, or "sword." WORD FAMILYgladiator: gladiatorial, gladiators USAGE EXAMPLESOr maybe a gladiator, he said, now that he’s been to the Colosseum in Rome. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) After Oliver Reed died in the middle of shooting Gladiator, Ridley Scott similarly used digital renderings of the actor’s face to complete the missing scenes. The Guardian(Dec 16, 2016) Their new Minority Leader is Charles Schumer, a veteran gladiator, a sound-bite factory but a true pal to Wall Street. Seattle Times(Dec 11, 2016) 1n (ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat Hyper battler, belligerent, combatant, fighter, scrapper someone who fights (or is fighting) 2n a professional boxer Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper prizefighter Cassius Marcellus Clay United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942) James John CorbettUnited States heavyweight boxing champion (1866-1933) William Harrison DempseyUnited States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (1895-1983) Charles ListonUnited States prizefighter who lost his world heavyweight championship to Cassius Clay in 1964 (1932-1970) Joseph Louis BarrowUnited States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981) Rocco MarcianoUnited States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship in 1952 (1924-1969) Sugar Ray RobinsonUnited States prizefighter who won the world middleweight championship five times and the world welterweight championship once (1921-1989) James Joseph TunneyUnited States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship by defeating Jack Dempsey twice (1898-1978) Michael Gerald TysonUnited States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (born in 1966) featherweight a professional boxer who weighs between 123 and 126 pounds heavyweighta professional boxer who weighs more than 190 pounds cruiserweight, light heavyweighta professional boxer who weighs between 169 and 175 pounds lightweighta professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds middleweighta professional boxer who weighs between 155 and 160 pounds welterweighta professional boxer who weighs between 141 and 147 pounds boxer, pugilist someone who fights with his fists for sport |
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