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词汇 welterweight
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Definition of welterweight in English:

welterweight

nounˈwɛltəweɪtˈwɛltərˌweɪt
mass noun
  • 1A weight in boxing and other sports intermediate between lightweight and middleweight. In the amateur boxing scale it ranges from 63.5–67 kg.

    (拳击或其他运动的)次中量级(业余拳击级别为63.5-67公斤)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The merciless street-fighter known as the ‘fists of stone’ went on to win world titles at lightweight, welterweight and light middleweight.
    • Henry Armstrong held world titles at featherweight, lightweight and welterweight simultaneously and won 150 fights.
    • The 23-year-old will make his debut at welterweight on a dinner show in Middlesbrough on September 23.
    • A very knowledgeable student fills her in with the exact difference between the different weights in boxing including welterweight, which she hadn't asked for.
    • I'll clean up everything at light welter then I'll move up to welterweight and clean up there as well.
    • Hearns is an all-time great anywhere from welterweight thru middleweight!
    • Hearns put many outstanding fighters to sleep for the count of 10 with one right hand from welterweight up to super middleweight.
    • For four years there were no title fights for the welterweight, middleweight, light heavyweight or heavyweight crowns.
    • He went on to win the light welter weight title the following year and five more at welterweight.
    • At the 2003 Pan American Games, the USA qualified a spot in three divisions: featherweight, welterweight and super heavyweight.
    • He has won titles at welterweight and middleweight.
    1. 1.1count noun A welterweight boxer or other competitor.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • During World War II, he competed as a welterweight for the Air Force, boxing in Australia and New Guinea.
      • He began boxing when he was 11 years old and later turned professional, fighting for 17 years as a welterweight.
      • He was a legitimate welterweight who knocked out light heavyweights during his career.
      • Well-balanced, he's also built like a welterweight and not easily pushed around.
      • In his next fight, Taylor dropped back down to welterweight, where he was matched against a giant welterweight in Crisanto Espana.
      • Barnes added: ‘We're two of the best welterweights in the country going head to head so there is a lot of anticipation.’
      • Although Gavilan was a brilliant welterweight, he found the extra strength of the Hawaiian too tough a hurdle.
      • Margarito is one of the fiercest welterweights to come along in years.
      • He was a welterweight then, and is now only a light-middleweight, so that shows how well he has managed his weight.
      • They may have fought six times, but the only competitive bout was the first, when Robinson was still a welterweight and La Motta was a fully-fledged middleweight.
      • I thought great, I can finally see how great Sugar Ray Robinson was as a welterweight, or how great Benny Leonard was.
      • He fought on until 2000, finishing up as a cruiserweight world champion, having won his first belt as a welterweight in 1980.
      • In boxing, Al Melo participated as a welterweight in the Olympics in 1924.
      • Young had come into the ring weighing much more than his usual light-welterweight limit of ten stone, as Jones is a full welterweight, and more.
      • I was also happy for Bouie Fischer, a man who had been in the fight game since Sugar Ray Robinson was a welterweight, and who was finally getting his due.

Origin

Early 19th century: welter of unknown origin.

Definition of welterweight in US English:

welterweight

nounˈwɛltərˌweɪtˈweltərˌwāt
  • 1A weight in boxing and other sports intermediate between lightweight and middleweight. In the amateur boxing scale it ranges from 140 to 147 pounds (63.5–67 kg).

    (拳击或其他运动的)次中量级(业余拳击级别为63.5-67公斤)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Hearns is an all-time great anywhere from welterweight thru middleweight!
    • He went on to win the light welter weight title the following year and five more at welterweight.
    • For four years there were no title fights for the welterweight, middleweight, light heavyweight or heavyweight crowns.
    • The 23-year-old will make his debut at welterweight on a dinner show in Middlesbrough on September 23.
    • A very knowledgeable student fills her in with the exact difference between the different weights in boxing including welterweight, which she hadn't asked for.
    • He has won titles at welterweight and middleweight.
    • Henry Armstrong held world titles at featherweight, lightweight and welterweight simultaneously and won 150 fights.
    • At the 2003 Pan American Games, the USA qualified a spot in three divisions: featherweight, welterweight and super heavyweight.
    • I'll clean up everything at light welter then I'll move up to welterweight and clean up there as well.
    • The merciless street-fighter known as the ‘fists of stone’ went on to win world titles at lightweight, welterweight and light middleweight.
    • Hearns put many outstanding fighters to sleep for the count of 10 with one right hand from welterweight up to super middleweight.
    1. 1.1 A welterweight boxer or other competitor.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • They may have fought six times, but the only competitive bout was the first, when Robinson was still a welterweight and La Motta was a fully-fledged middleweight.
      • I was also happy for Bouie Fischer, a man who had been in the fight game since Sugar Ray Robinson was a welterweight, and who was finally getting his due.
      • He was a welterweight then, and is now only a light-middleweight, so that shows how well he has managed his weight.
      • He fought on until 2000, finishing up as a cruiserweight world champion, having won his first belt as a welterweight in 1980.
      • Young had come into the ring weighing much more than his usual light-welterweight limit of ten stone, as Jones is a full welterweight, and more.
      • He began boxing when he was 11 years old and later turned professional, fighting for 17 years as a welterweight.
      • I thought great, I can finally see how great Sugar Ray Robinson was as a welterweight, or how great Benny Leonard was.
      • Margarito is one of the fiercest welterweights to come along in years.
      • Well-balanced, he's also built like a welterweight and not easily pushed around.
      • In his next fight, Taylor dropped back down to welterweight, where he was matched against a giant welterweight in Crisanto Espana.
      • Although Gavilan was a brilliant welterweight, he found the extra strength of the Hawaiian too tough a hurdle.
      • He was a legitimate welterweight who knocked out light heavyweights during his career.
      • During World War II, he competed as a welterweight for the Air Force, boxing in Australia and New Guinea.
      • In boxing, Al Melo participated as a welterweight in the Olympics in 1924.
      • Barnes added: ‘We're two of the best welterweights in the country going head to head so there is a lot of anticipation.’

Origin

Early 19th century: welter of unknown origin.

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