athlete
英 [‘æθliːt] 美 [‘æθliːt] n. 运动员
athlete 高中必修500 全国卷频次:2 教材出处:译林版必修B2U2
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n. athletes 2
运动员
高考真题原句提选：
Why are race walkers conditioned athletes?
He’s an athlete.
二、词组｜习惯用语
athletes n. 运动员；身强体健的人（athlete的复数形式）
elite athletes 优秀运动员
cyber athlete 电子竞技者
Athletes’ Village 伦敦奥运会运动员村
Spanish athlete n. 胡说八道的人；吹牛者
Spainish athlete 好吹牛的人；西班牙运动员
elite athlete 优秀运动员; 运动员精英;
endurance athletes 耐力运动员
professional athletes 专业运动员; 职业运动员（professional athlete的复数）;
top athlete 优秀运动员
网络短语:
Athletes 健儿; 运动员; 参赛选手; 运动选手;
walking race athletes 竞走运动员
women walking race athletes 女子优秀竞走运动员
bring a athlete off 判罚出场
our own elite athletes 我们的体坛精英
Sanda athletes 散打运动员
middle-distance athletes 中长跑运动员
top-rankingtopnotch athlete 优秀选手
retired athletes 退役运动员
三、词根记忆
athlete
n.
運動員,體育家,身強力壯的人In the Catholic cathedral the athlete shouted out his wrath in the athletic oath.在天主教大教堂,選手在體育誓言中喊出了他義憤.
n.
運動員[athl=contest(比賽)]
noun
1. a person who competes in sports
运动员:
Olympic athletes
奥运会运动员
2. (BrE) a person who competes in sports such as running and jumping
田径运动员
3. a person who is good at sports and physical exercise
擅长运动的人；健儿:
She is a natural athlete.
她是个天生的运动健将。
a professional athlete
一位专业运动员
2 someone who is good at sports and who often does sports 擅长运动的人
I was a natural athlete as a kid.
我小时候是个天生的运动健将。
Origin athlete (1400-1500) Latin athleta, from Greek athletes, from athlon “prize, competition”
1.N-COUNT 可数名词（尤指田径项目的）运动员，运动选手 An athlete is a person who does a sport, especially athletics, or track and field events.
Daley Thompson was a great athlete.
戴利·汤普森是位著名的运动员。
2.N-COUNT 可数名词运动健儿;身强力壮的人 You can refer to someone who is fit and athletic as an athlete .
I was no athlete.
我根本不是当运动员的料。
plural athletes [count] : a person who is trained in or good at sports, games, or exercises that require physical skill and strength运动员；体育健将
Athletes from around the world will be competing at the Olympics.
世界各国的运动员将在奥运会上竞技。
amateur/professional athletes
业余/职业运动员
She was quite an athlete as a child.
她从小体育就很好。
