| 单词 | champ |
| 释义 | champ (once / 1471 pages) 1n 2v A champ is someone who wins a contest or a prize. The winner of an elementary school fifty-yard dash is a champ. Champ is shorthand for champion — in other words, a winner or a victor. You might describe your favorite football team as a bunch of champs after they win the World Series. Another way to use the word champ is as a verb meaning "chomp," especially the way a horse bites nervously or eagerly at its bit. The original meaning of champ is "chew noisily," and the biting horse definition came next, in the 1600's. WORD FAMILYchamp: champed, champing, champs USAGE EXAMPLESQbert, an American former world champ who estimates he owns 20 older models, mostly received through sponsorships. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) But he is not sure if the former champ would fight again. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) His co-main event Friday will be the third of the year for the crafty bantamweight champ. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1 n someone who has won first place in a competition 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper champion, title-holder record-breaker, record-holder someone who breaks a record challenger, competition, competitor, contender, rival the contestant you hope to defeat 1v chafe at the bit, like horses Hyper chew, jaw, manducate, masticate chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth 2v chew noisily Syn|Hyper chomp chew, jaw, manducate, masticate chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth |
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