champion

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++cham·pi·on1 /ˈtʃæmpiən/ ●●● W3 noun [countable]  1  WINsomeone or something that has won a competition, especially in sport 〔尤指体育比赛中的〕冠军，第一名 the world heavyweight boxing champion 世界重量级拳击冠军 the Olympic champion 奥运会冠军reigning/defending champion (=the champion at the present time) 现任冠军/卫冕冠军2  champion of something/somebody SUPPORT A PERSON, GROUP, OR PLANsomeone who publicly fights for and defends an aim or principle, such as the rights of a group of people 某事物/某人的捍卫者[斗士] a champion of women’s rights 妇女权利捍卫者n COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + champion an Olympic championShe's a top international athlete and an Olympic champion.the world championAt 22, he was the youngest world champion in the history of the game.the defending/reigning champion (=the present one)Cheah defeated the defending champion in the National Grand Prix.a former championThe former champion suffered a bad defeat.a junior championThe cycling team includes British junior champion, Andrew Wright.a national championAt 16, Gallois is France's youngest national champion.a boxing/tennis/golf etc championThe show will be opened by the former world boxing champion, Chris Eubank.a heavyweight/middleweight/featherweight etc champion (=one in a particular class of boxers, organized according to their weight)Graham's reign as middleweight champion ended last night.the 100/200 etc metres champion (=one in a running race)She's the world 3,000 metres champion.verbsbecome championEvery sportsperson dreams of becoming a world champion.be crowned champion (=become champion)In 2007, the Springboks were crowned the rugby champions of the world.champion + NOUNa champion swimmer/boxer/cyclist etcLester Piggott is a former champion jockey.

Examples from the Corpus

champion• It does so on two grounds: that Duran is no longer a champion and that he may not be fit.• Mohammed Ali, the former world heavyweight boxing champion, will appear on the 'Tonight' show next week.• Tracey Thompson agrees there aren't many schools, especially girls schools which can boast two national chess champions.• The defending World Cup champion was fastest in practice.• As defending champion, he is expected to reach the final.• Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion, had his problems with the law.• By 1978 Boitano was the national junior champion in ice skating.• But, whatever the result, he is backing United to be the first Premier League champions.• United responded like champions and laid seige to the Chelsea goal for the remainder of the game.• Two men walk in there who walks out the champion?• Bjorn Borg was the reigning Wimbledon champion for five years.• And the fighter revealed he's shelling out £20,000 for sparring partners Mike Weaver and Tony Tubbs, both former world champions.world ... champion• World Champion Jan Kellner broke his rib during the squirt competition the day before.• World Champion Jan O Pedersen was star of the night.• In 1988 you bet you would still be world champion in 2000.• You have been world champion for almost 15 years.• But former boxing world champion Barry McGuigan was knocked out of the event with a blown engine on his Vauxhall Nova.champion2 ●○○ verb [transitive] written  SUPPORT A PERSON, GROUP, OR PLANto publicly fight for and defend an aim or principle, such as the rights of a group of people 捍卫，维护 She championed the cause of religious freedom. 她捍卫宗教自由事业。→ See Verb table

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champion• Radio presenters and producers often get great pleasure from seeing the success of a record which they have championed.• The hypothesis has been championed by F. Papi.• For $ 35,000, this little town plans to build an elevator to comply with legislation championed by Sen.• Odd how no traditional civil rights or liberal black leader stepped forth to champion her cause.• Purcell championed social programs for the elderly.• Hopefully, these opinion-formers will champion the act's cause and gradually the public will be interested enough to find out more.• The organizational theorists who have championed the matrixing approach candidly label it an organizational overlay.• Those, like me, who championed the News Network asked whether we could afford to lose one-and-a-half million new listeners.• That Aussie on the telly championing the Outback is merely praising its warm-weather virtue.Origin champion1 (1100-1200) Old French Medieval Latin campio

cham·pi·on1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1champion2 verbLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable  

someone a competition, won something or Corpus that has especially

champion

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cham‧pi‧on¹ W3 /ˈtʃæmpiən/ noun [countable]1. someone or something that has won a competition, especially in sport:
    the world heavyweight boxing champion
    the Olympic champion
    reigning/defending champion (=the champion at the present time)
2. champion of something/somebody someone who publicly fights for and defends an aim or principle, such as the rights of a group of people:
    a champion of women’s rights
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + champion
   ▪ an Olympic champion She's a top international athlete and an Olympic champion.
   ▪ the world champion At 22, he was the youngest world champion in the history of the game.
   ▪ the defending/reigning champion (=the present one) Cheah defeated the defending champion in the National Grand Prix.
   ▪ a former champion The former champion suffered a bad defeat.
   ▪ a junior champion The cycling team includes British junior champion, Andrew Wright.
   ▪ a national champion At 16, Gallois is France's youngest national champion.
   ▪ a boxing/tennis/golf etc champion The show will be opened by the former world boxing champion, Chris Eubank.
   ▪ a heavyweight/middleweight/featherweight etc champion (=one in a particular class of boxers, organized according to their weight) Graham's reign as middleweight champion ended last night.
   ▪ the 100/200 etc metres champion (=one in a running race) She's the world 3,000 metres champion.
■ verbs
   ▪ become champion Every sportsperson dreams of becoming a world champion.
   ▪ be crowned champion (=become champion) In 2007, the Springboks were crowned the rugby champions of the world.
■ champion + NOUN
   ▪ a champion swimmer/boxer/cyclist etc Lester Piggott is a former champion jockey.

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champion² verb [transitive] written
to publicly fight for and defend an aim or principle, such as the rights of a group of people:
    She championed the cause of religious freedom.
     

THESAURUS

■ someone who wins something
   ▪ winner the person or thing that wins a race, competition etc: A prize of £500 will be awarded to the winner.
   ▪ the winning team/player/horse etc the one that wins: The winning team will go through to the grand final in Milan.
   ▪ champion (also the title holder American English) someone who has won a competition, especially in sport: He became the heavyweight boxing champion.
   ▪ record-holder someone who has achieved the fastest speed, the longest distance etc in a sport: the world high-jump record-holder