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featherweight

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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feath·er·weight /ˈfeðəweɪt $ -ər-/ noun [countable]  DSOa boxer who weighs less than 57.15 kilograms, and who is heavier than a bantamweight but lighter than a lightweight 羽量级拳击手体重在57.15公斤以下,级别在最轻量级和轻量级之间
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featherweightIndeed, he was to train as a featherweight boxer during his year as a student at Battersea Polytechnic.Darlington featherweight Jacob Smith signed a pro contract yesterday.Rab thought of Winnie, her featherweight and money in the bank.Just up two flights of stairs was quite enough, thank you - you're no featherweight.You can only speculate at how Phoenix featherweight Louie Espinoza would have fared in the bout.The problem seems to be that Cleese and co-writer Iain Johnstone have taken the featherweight demands of the romantic comedy to heart.
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featherweight
featherweight /ˈfeðəweɪt $ -ər-/ noun [countable]
a boxer who weighs less than 57.15 kilograms, and who is heavier than a bantamweight but lighter than a lightweight


fea·ther·weightBrE /ˈfeðəweɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfeðərweɪt/ 🔊 nouna boxer weighing between 53.5 and 57 kilograms, heavier than a bantamweight 次轻量级拳击手,羽量级拳击手(体重 53.5 至 57 公斤)