体育
场地
rink 英 [rɪŋk] 美 [rɪŋk] n. 溜冰场
例
The most notable of these was the Woman’s Exhibition, which took place in 1909 in a Knightsbridge ice-skating rink.
【C3, T4,R2】其中最著名的是1909年金莱斯布莱顿溜冰场举办的妇女展览。
racecourse 英 ['reɪskɔːs] 美 ['reskɔrs] n. 赛马跑道,赛马场
记race(比赛)+ course(跑道)→比赛的跑道→赛马场
例
Original newsreel footage shows the suffragette Emily Wilding Davison throwing herself under King George V’s horsat a famous racecourse.
【C3,T4,R2】原始新闻短片中显示,女权运动者艾米丽·维尔丁·戴维森在一个著名的赛马场上扑倒在乔治五世的马下。
竞赛
championship 英 ['tʃæmpɪənʃɪp] 美 ['tʃæmpɪənʃɪp] n. 锦标赛
记champion(冠军)+ ship(名词词尾)→锦标赛
同contest; competition
例
They are both gunning for places in the championship.
双方都在竭力争取进入锦标赛。
sponsorship 英 ['spɒnsəʃɪp] 美 ['spɑnsɚʃɪp] n. 赞助者的地位;主办;倡议
记sponsor(赞助者)+ship(名词词尾,表身份)→赞助者例
The company has decided to withdraw from some of its sports sponsorship.
这家公司已决定撤销部分体育项目的赞助。
运动
jog 英 [dʒɒg] 美 [dʒɑɡ] v. 慢跑;轻敲,轻推
记音:“脚跟”
例
He plans to jog five miles every day.
他计划每天慢跑5英里。
sprint 英 [sprɪnt] 美 [sprɪnt] n. 短距离疾跑
同dash
派sprinter n. 短跑运动员
例
For the so-called power events - that require a relatively brief, explosive release of energy, like the 100-metre sprint and the long jump - times and distances have improved 10-20%.
【C4, T4,R1】在所谓的力量型项目(需要相对短暂爆发性强的能量释放),如100米短跑和跳远中,其时间和距离都提高了 10%~20%。

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