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trapeze

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Other sports
tra·peze /trəˈpiːz $ træ-/ noun [countable]  DSOa short bar hanging from two ropes high above the ground, used by acrobats 〔杂技演员用的〕空中吊杠,高空秋千
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trapezeIn the old days he had been front and center on tightrope and trapeze.They love the flying trapeze acrobat who dances and swings operated only by sand.Bob Dole, the daring old man on the flying trapeze, has sold his safety net.Coaching on trapeze and spinnaker handling completes the package.Working bomb racks, including the trapeze assembly, were built and installed under the centre section.In the second half, Joey Beauchamp came flying in like the daring young man on the trapeze.The troupe also continues to break ground with the trapeze, and choreographer Anne Bunker taps that talent with Expanded View.
Origin trapeze (1800-1900) French trapèze, from Modern Latin trapezium; → TRAPEZIUM
tra·peze nounChineseSyllable
a bar ropes high two above hanging Corpus short from the


trapeze
trapeze /trəˈpiːz $ træ-/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: French
 Origin: trapèze, from Modern Latin trapezium; trapezium
a short bar hanging from two ropes high above the ground, used by acrobats


trap·ezeBrE /trəˈpiːz/ 🔊NAmE /træˈpiːz/ 🔊 nouna wooden or metal bar hanging from two pieces of rope high above the ground, used especially by circus performers (尤指马戏团演员使用的)高空秋千,吊架a trapeze artist高空秋千表演者