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player noun player ♦︎ athlete ♦︎ runner ♦︎ sportsman/sportswoman/sportsperson ♦︎ jockThese are all words for a person who takes part in sport. 这些词均表示运动员、参赛选手。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a top / great / keen player / athlete / runner / sportsman / sportswoman / sportsperson◆a / an gifted / talented / outstanding / famous player / athlete / sportsman / sportswoman / sportsperson◆a / an average / good / world-class player / athlete / runner◆a / an all-round / amateur / professional player / athlete / sportsman / sportswoman / sportsperson◆a player / an athlete / a runner / a sportsman / a sportswoman / a sportsperson trains / practises◆a player / an athlete / a runner / a sportsman / a sportswoman / a sportsperson competes (in sth)■ player [countable] a person who takes part in a game or sport 运动员；参赛选手◆We've lost two key players through injury.因伤我们损失了两名主要运动员。◆She's one of the country's top tennis players.她是这个国家的顶尖网球运动员之一。■ athlete / /ˈæθliːt/ / [countable] a person who competes in sports; a person who is good at sports and physical exercise 运动员；擅长运动的人◆Several Olympic athletes were accused of taking performance-enhancing drugs.几名奥林匹克运动员被指控服用了兴奋剂。◆It's clear that he's a natural athlete.显然，他是个天生的运动健将。ⓘ In British English athlete is used mainly to talk about a person who competes in sports such as running, jumping and throwing ( athletics); in American English athlete is used more generally to talk about sb who plays any kind of sport. 在英式英语中，athlete主要指参加跑步、跳跃和投掷等田径项目(athletics)的选手；在美式英语中，这个词一般统称运动员。■ runner [countable] a person or animal that runs, especially taking part in a race 奔跑的人或动物（尤指参加速度比赛者）◆She was a good runner and soon caught up with Tom.她跑得不错，很快就赶上了汤姆。◆a marathon / long-distance / 1500-metre runner马拉松／长跑／1500米选手◆Here is the list of runners and riders for the first race (= horse race).这是参加第一场比赛的赛马和骑手名单。 see also run ⇨ run 1 ■ sportsman ■ sportswoman ■ sportsperson [countable] (especially BrE) a person who takes part in sport, especially sb who is very good at it 运动员；（尤指）擅长体育运动者◆He's one of the country's top professional sportsmen.他是这个国家顶级职业运动员之一。◆She's a naturally gifted sportswoman.她是个有天赋的运动员。ⓘ Sportsman and sportswoman are much more frequent than sportsperson; however, in contexts where you could be talking about a man or a woman, or a mixed group of men and women, use language that includes both. * sportsman和sportswoman比sportsperson常用，但如果该运动员可能是男的也可能是女的，或参赛队伍中包括男女运动员的，那么就要用包含这两个意思的词语◆Lynsey has already achieved more than most sportsmen and sportswomen dream of.林西取得的成就已超出了大多数运动员的梦想。◆The scheme finances coaching sessions for young sportspeople.该计划为年轻运动员的集训提供资金。The usual word in American English is athlete. 在美式英语中，常用的词是athlete。 ■ jock [countable] (NAmE, informal, sometimes disapproving) a man or boy who plays a lot of sport 男运动员；爱好体育的男子（或男孩）◆Her boyfriend's a handsome jock, all brawn, no brains－you know the type.她的男友帅气，爱运动，你知道的，就是四肢发达、头脑简单的那类。 |