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词汇 triathlon
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Definition of triathlon in English:

triathlon

noun trʌɪˈaθləntrʌɪˈaθlɒn
  • An athletic contest consisting of three different events, typically swimming, cycling, and long-distance running.

    三项全能运动(尤指游泳、骑自行车、长跑)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The swimming portion of the triathlon will take place off Pattaya Beach in front of the Pattaya Park Hotel.
    • Prior to that the former solicitor's clerk had dabbled in water polo and the triathlon.
    • Chris Brogan was the only wheelchair athlete to complete the Olympic triathlon distance.
    • The swimming portion of the triathlon took place off Pattaya Beach in front of the Pattaya Park Beach Resort.
    • Eric Harr has completed more than 100 triathlons, winning 30 events in 23 countries.
    • The Quays triathlon also incorporates the National Championships for the first time, ensuring a bumper entry.
    • I remember back in my early 20s, thinking it would be just so fantastic to go the Olympic Games, and back then I was just running, and I actually took up triathlons just to cross-train to help my running, to maybe take it to that next level.
    • He said he might run marathons or compete in triathlons to feed the competitive part of his soul.
    • ‘They knew I was in shape, but they worried I was down to 210 pounds because of the triathlons,’ he said.
    • Literally every evening the flatmates and I would gather round the TV and watch hour after hour of gymnastics, triathlons, high jump, diving, even a spot of dressage - whatever was on, we were transfixed.
    • Now my journey from sceptic to fanatic is complete, cycling being one of the three events in the triathlon for which I am training.
    • I watch with awe as they compete in a triathlon, pentathlon or even a decathlon
    • In 1998, she began to race in triathlons and just two years later she made a second Olympic appearance, this time as a triathlete.
    • Those with questions over their performance are thought to include the triathlon, athletics, shooting and swimming.
    • Of course, many people who train successfully for marathons or long-distance triathlons never get sick.
    • It's not including her numerous medals and trophies for triathlons, pentathlons and track and field events.
    • The Australians seem to believe in it, and used such devices during the triathlon event at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
    • Participants will complete a normal triathlon but the swimming section will be swapped for rowing.
    • He channelled his rising anger into swimming and cycling, and soon began winning junior triathlons.
    • Salford hopes to become synonymous with the triathlon, and is bidding to host the 2010 World Championships.

Derivatives

  • triathlete

  • noun trʌɪˈaθliːttraɪˈæθ(ə)ˌlit
    • An athlete who takes part in a triathlon.

      triathletes will compete in a continuous race starting with a 500m swim
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Up to 150 of the world's best triathletes will be chasing valuable World Cup points, while thousands more will take part in a series of support races.
      • There are just 300 places left for budding amateur triathletes, with the race open to anyone over 17, no matter their level of fitness.
      • One year on from the globally acclaimed 2002 Commonwealth Games, many of the world's leading triathletes plan to mark its first anniversary with another memorable sporting spectacular.

Origin

1970s: from tri- 'three', on the pattern of decathlon.

Rhymes

biathlon, heptathlon, pentathlon, tetrathlon

Definition of triathlon in US English:

triathlon

noun
  • An athletic contest consisting of three different events, typically swimming, cycling, and long-distance running.

    三项全能运动(尤指游泳、骑自行车、长跑)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Literally every evening the flatmates and I would gather round the TV and watch hour after hour of gymnastics, triathlons, high jump, diving, even a spot of dressage - whatever was on, we were transfixed.
    • Chris Brogan was the only wheelchair athlete to complete the Olympic triathlon distance.
    • I watch with awe as they compete in a triathlon, pentathlon or even a decathlon
    • The Australians seem to believe in it, and used such devices during the triathlon event at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
    • Now my journey from sceptic to fanatic is complete, cycling being one of the three events in the triathlon for which I am training.
    • In 1998, she began to race in triathlons and just two years later she made a second Olympic appearance, this time as a triathlete.
    • Those with questions over their performance are thought to include the triathlon, athletics, shooting and swimming.
    • Participants will complete a normal triathlon but the swimming section will be swapped for rowing.
    • The swimming portion of the triathlon will take place off Pattaya Beach in front of the Pattaya Park Hotel.
    • I remember back in my early 20s, thinking it would be just so fantastic to go the Olympic Games, and back then I was just running, and I actually took up triathlons just to cross-train to help my running, to maybe take it to that next level.
    • He said he might run marathons or compete in triathlons to feed the competitive part of his soul.
    • Salford hopes to become synonymous with the triathlon, and is bidding to host the 2010 World Championships.
    • It's not including her numerous medals and trophies for triathlons, pentathlons and track and field events.
    • The Quays triathlon also incorporates the National Championships for the first time, ensuring a bumper entry.
    • The swimming portion of the triathlon took place off Pattaya Beach in front of the Pattaya Park Beach Resort.
    • Of course, many people who train successfully for marathons or long-distance triathlons never get sick.
    • He channelled his rising anger into swimming and cycling, and soon began winning junior triathlons.
    • Eric Harr has completed more than 100 triathlons, winning 30 events in 23 countries.
    • Prior to that the former solicitor's clerk had dabbled in water polo and the triathlon.
    • ‘They knew I was in shape, but they worried I was down to 210 pounds because of the triathlons,’ he said.

Origin

1970s: from tri- ‘three’, on the pattern of decathlon.

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