athletics
English - Vietnamese Dictionary
noun
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athletics /æθ'letiks/
Concise Dictionary- danh từ
- (số nhiều) điền kinh; thể thao
- track and tield athletics: các môn điền kinh nhẹ
- (số nhiều) điền kinh; thể thao
-ɪks
noun
+an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
+a contest between athletes
+participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity
Advanced English Dictionarynoun
+an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
+a contest between athletes
+participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity
+ noun [U]
1 (BrE) (AmE track and field) sports that people compete in, such as running and jumping
2 (AmE) any sports that people compete in: students involved in all forms of college athletics
Collocation Dictionary1 (BrE) (AmE track and field) sports that people compete in, such as running and jumping
2 (AmE) any sports that people compete in: students involved in all forms of college athletics
noun
ADJ.
indoor, outdoor | junior, senior | amateur, schools | international, world
VERB + ATHLETICS
compete in, do, take part in
My daughter wants to compete in athletics.
| take up
She didn't take up athletics until she was 20.
| quit
ATHLETICS + NOUN
championships, competition, event, meet, meeting | club, federation | stadium, track | star | coach | club, team | official | career
the hardest event of her athletics career
| circuit, scene, world
competing on the international athletics circuit > Special page at SPORT
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