athletics
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ath·let·ics /æθˈletɪks, əθ-/ ●○○ noun [uncountable] 1. British EnglishDSO sports such as running and jumping 田径运动 SYN American English track and field2. American English physical activities such as sports and exercise 体育运动n GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?Athletics is followed by a singular verb: Athletics is largely an individual sport.
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athletics• Assumption of risk is rarely applicable except in cases of competitive athletics.• Today's world-class athlete no longer needs to have a full-time job to support his or her athletics.• For there is some degree of blindness and fear about these things, an avoidance of the spirit in athletics.• It is believed to be one of the biggest individual race contracts in the history of athletics.• In this sense athletics offer a metaphor of the entire dilemma of liberation.• In the summer, athletics, cricket and tennis take over from the winter sports.• We are amazed that the athletics world is so eager to be part of the reinstatement of drugs cheat Ben Johnson.• But his primary passion was athletics.ath·let·ics noun →n GRAMMAR1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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athletics
ath‧let‧ics /æθˈletɪks, əθ-/
noun [uncountable]
1. British English sports such as running and jumping
SYN track and field American English
2. American English physical activities such as sports and exercise
ath‧let‧ics /æθˈletɪks, əθ-/
noun [uncountable]1. British English sports such as running and jumping
SYN track and field American English
2. American English physical activities such as sports and exercise
