varsity
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++var·si·ty /ˈvɑːsəti $ ˈvɑːr-/ noun (plural varsities) [countable, uncountable] 1 American EnglishDS the main team that represents a university, college, or school in a sport 〔体育比赛中的〕学校代表队，校队 the varsity football team 大学足球队2. British English old-fashionedSEC a university, especially Oxford or Cambridge 大学〔尤指牛津大学或剑桥大学〕
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varsity• She finds her answer on the bulletin board where the job as varsity basketball coach is posted.• We had cheerleaders for varsity football and boys basketball and even junior varsity cheerleaders for both teams.• Eddie also presented Margarett with an oar pin: he rowed seven on the Harvard varsity crew.• The student was beaten outside the cafeteria while using the phone after a junior varsity football practice.• At the time, Iacenda was 14 years old and in the ninth grade, playing on the junior varsity team.• In our sophomore year, for example, Fanshawe was the only member of our class to make the varsity baseball team.• Thompson had six football cheerleaders this year and three varsity basketball cheerleaders.Origin varsity (1800-1900) universityvar·si·ty nounChineseSyllable
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varsity
var‧si‧ty /ˈvɑːsəti, ˈvɑːsɪti $ ˈvɑːr-/
noun (plural varsities) [uncountable and countable]
the varsity football team
2. British English old-fashioned a university, especially Oxford or Cambridge
var‧si‧ty /ˈvɑːsəti, ˈvɑːsɪti $ ˈvɑːr-/
noun (plural varsities) [uncountable and countable] Date: 1800-1900
Origin: university
1. American English the main team that represents a university, college, or school in a sport:Origin: university
2. British English old-fashioned a university, especially Oxford or Cambridge