round robin

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ˌround ˈrobin noun [countable]  DSCOMPETITIONa competition in which every player or team plays against every other player or team 循环赛 a round robin tournament 循环锦标赛

Examples from the Corpus

round robin• Cricket this year switches to an eight-aside round robin for under-12 teams, run over two days.• In a three-pair round robin tournament they finished ahead of Simon Jacob and Anthony Chapman.• Last night Lendl had little difficulty in defeating John McEnroe 6-4,6-4 at the conclusion of the round robin phase.• Mr. Speaker: I think that the Hon. Member might start the round robin.Origin round robin (1500-1600) From the male name Robin

ˌround ˈrobin nounChineseSyllable  

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round robin
ˌround ˈrobin noun [countable]a competition in which every player or team plays against every other player or team:
    a round robin tournament

round robinBrE /ˌraʊnd ˈrɒbɪn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌraʊnd ˈrɑːbɪn/ 🔊 noun(sport 体育) a competition in which every player or team plays every other player or team 循环赛a letter that has been signed by a large number of people who wish to express their opinions about sth 联名信（或意见书）something that is made, written, etc. by several people who each add a part one after another 合作（或合写等）的东西；接龙创作◆a round robin story接龙故事a letter intended to be read by many people that is copied and sent to each one 大量复制传阅的信件