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    Olympiad

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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    O·lym·pi·ad /əˈlɪmpi-æd/ noun [countable] formal  DSa particular occasion of the modern Olympic Games 〔现代〕奥林匹克运动会 the 25th Olympiad 第25届奥运会
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    Olympiad• Barcelona was the site of the 25th Olympiad.• They took place every four years, between mid-August and mid-September, and the four-year gap between them was an Olympiad.• Her age and her resilience suggest that she will be around at the top for at least another Olympiad.• the National Science Olympiad• But I have an inkling which sport may be missing from the Olympiad of the future.    Origin Olympiad (1300-1400) Old French Olympiade, from Greek, from Olympia
    O·lym·pi·ad nounChineseSyllable
    particular a of the modern occasion Games Corpus Olympic


    Olympiad
    O‧lym‧pi‧ad /əˈlɪmpi-æd/ noun [countable] formal
     Date: 1300-1400
     Language: Old French
     Origin: Olympiade, from Greek, from Olympia
    a particular occasion of the modern Olympic Games:
        the 25th Olympiad


    Olym·piadBrE /əˈlɪmpiæd/ 🔊NAmE /əˈlɪmpiæd/ 🔊 nounan occasion when the modern Olympic games are held 奥林匹克运动会；奥运会◆The 26th Olympiad took place in Atlanta, Georgia. 第 26 届奥运会是在佐治亚州的亚特兰大举办的。🔊🔊an international competition in a particular subject, especially a science 奥林匹克大赛（常用于科学有关的国际比赛）◆the 14th International Physics Olympiad第 14 届国际奥林匹克物理竞赛