heptathlon

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++hep·tath·lon /hepˈtæθlən/ noun [singular]  a women’s sports competition involving seven running, jumping, and throwing events 女子七项全能运动

Examples from the Corpus

heptathlon• Johnson must score 5,600 points in the seven-event heptathlon to automatically qualify for the trials, June 14-23 in Atlanta.• A month ago at a one-day test heptathlon in Tucson, she threw almost 160 feet compared to 136-7 Friday.• The Brit athletics superstar found Olympic gold in the heptathlon after two days of severe punishment.Origin heptathlon (1900-2000) Greek hepta (HAPTAGON) + athlon “competition”

hep·tath·lon nounChineseSyllable  

seven a competition Corpus involving running, sports women’s

heptathlon
hep‧tath‧lon /hepˈtæθlən/ noun [singular]a women’s sports competition involving seven running, jumping, and throwing events

hept·ath·lonBrE /hepˈtæθlən/ 🔊NAmE /hepˈtæθlən/ 🔊 nouna sporting event, especially one for women, in which people compete in seven different sports （尤指女子）七项全能（运动）  ➡  compare biathlon, decathlon, pentathlon, triathlon