| 单词 | marathon |
| 释义 | marathon /mar"euh thon', -theuhn/, n. 1. a foot race over a course measuring 26 mi. 385 yd. (42 km 195 m). 2. any long-distance race. 3. any contest, event, or the like, of great, or greater than normal, length or duration or requiring exceptional endurance: a dance marathon; a sales marathon. [1895-1900; allusion to Pheidippides' 26-mi. (42-km) run from MARATHON to Athens to carry news of the Greek victory over the Persians in 490 B.C.] |
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