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backstroke

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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back·stroke /ˈbækstrəʊk $ -stroʊk/ noun [singular, uncountable]  DSSa way of swimming on your back by moving first one arm then the other backwards while kicking your feet 仰泳4  See picture of 见图 SWIMMING5 see picture at 见图 swim
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backstrokeRouse owned the 100 backstroke, owned the world record.A similar best ever 2.57.68 saw Jonathan Sayer fourth in the 200 backstroke.She made the Olympic team last week, then finished second in the 200 backstroke on Monday.Susan is in nine events 100m and 200m backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, freestyle and 200m individual medley.That would be Counsilman, who plans to swim the 50 backstroke and 50 freestyle.Then I slipped over and did a leisurely backstroke back up the pool.Martin won the 13 years 100 metre backstroke by one hundredth of a second.In the water he started out on a fast crawl, then switched to a slower backstroke.
back·stroke nounChineseSyllable
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backstroke
backstroke /ˈbækstrəʊk $ -stroʊk/ noun [singular, uncountable]
a way of swimming on your back by moving first one arm then the other backwards while kicking your feet


back·strokeBrE /ˈbækstrəʊk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbækstroʊk/ 🔊 (BrE also back·crawl) noun [uncountable, singular]
a style of swimming in which you lie on your back 仰泳Can you do (the) backstroke?你会仰泳吗?He won the 100 metres backstroke (= the race). 他获得 100 米仰泳比赛冠军。🔊🔊