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boxing

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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box·ing /ˈbɒksɪŋ $ ˈbɑːk-/ ●●○ noun [uncountable]  DSOthe sport of fighting while wearing big leather gloves 拳击(运动)5 see picture at 见图 sport1
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boxingIn a boxing ring that's fine, but you can't do that day and night for four days.Among other contributions, Neil Allen looks pityingly at athletics and boxing, and the stink is just as pronounced in soccer.Neither athletics nor soccer prospered from black participation in the same way as boxing, but there were exceptions.My guess is that I am not alone in waking up to the stunning brutality of boxing.Join in and have your own boxing career, watch fights and consult your trainer.These whips dictated not only the shape but also the size of the boxing ring.The boxing match will be held at the Arena.Then I widened my circle to boxing friends.As a teenager, Dolittle took up boxing.At first glance it would seem that sport must involve a victim, which rather explains why boxing is considered sporting.
box·ing nounChineseSyllable
while the leather big gloves of sport Corpus fighting wearing


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boxing
boxing /ˈbɒksɪŋ $ ˈbɑːk-/ noun [uncountable]
the sport of fighting while wearing big leather gloves


box·ingBrE /ˈbɒksɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbɑːksɪŋ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]
a sport in which two people fight each other with their hands, while wearing very large thick gloves (called boxing gloves) 拳击(运动)a boxing champion/match 拳击冠军/比赛heavyweight boxing重量级拳击