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sneaker

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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sneak·er /ˈsniːkə $ -ər/ ●●○ noun [countable]  especially American EnglishDCC a type of light soft shoe with a rubber sole (=bottom), used for sports 胶底运动鞋 plimsoll a pair of white sneakers 一双白色的运动鞋5 see picture at 见图 shoe1
Examples from the Corpus
sneakerRory walked towards her, dressed in jeans and sneakers, a soft yellow shirt.Of the passers-by, the younger ones wore jeans and sneakers, but their elders were still huddled in their warms.Who, in passing, it might be noted, wore not boots nor shoes but canvas sneakers.They wore leather vests and high-heeled sneakers, body suits and spandex, trying to get noticed.Now I wonder if I would not have been better off in sneakers and a fleece, more populist clothes.She drove me crazy, night and day, she wanted sneakers, she wanted sneakers.She wore a red tank top, black jeans, high white sneakers.
sneak·er nounChineseSyllable
a with Corpus soft type of shoe light


sneaker
sneaker /ˈsniːkə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
especially American English a type of light soft shoe with a rubber sole (=bottom), used for sports ⇨ plimsoll:
    a pair of white sneakers


sneak·erBrE /ˈsniːkə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsniːkər/ 🔊 (NAmE) (BrE train·er, ˈtraining shoe) noun [usually plural]
a shoe that you wear for sports or as informal clothing 运动鞋;便鞋He wore old jeans and a pair of sneakers. 他穿一条旧牛仔裤,脚蹬运动鞋。🔊🔊