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champion

noun
 
🔊/ˈtʃæmpiən/
🔊/ˈtʃæmpiən/
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  1.  
     a person, team, etc. that has won a competition, especially in a sport冠军；第一名；优胜者
    • the world/European/national/Olympic champion世界/欧洲/国家/奥运冠军
    • the defending champion (= the person who was champion the last time and is trying to be champion again)卫冕冠军
    • the reigning champion (= the person who is champion now)本届冠军
    • the world basketball champions世界篮球冠军
    • a champion sprinter/boxer/swimmer冠军短跑选手/拳击手/游泳者
    • He became the youngest US Open champion for 88 years.他成为88年来最年轻的美国公开赛冠军。
    • champion of something the heavyweight champion of the world重量级拳击世界冠军
    • a former Italian champion jockey前意大利冠军骑师
    • the Commonwealth Games champion in the 5,000 metres5,000米英联邦运动会冠军
    • They were champions at the Winter Olympics in Chamonix.他们是夏慕尼冬季奥运会的冠军。
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    • The reigning champion will defend her title tonight.上届冠军将于今晚卫冕。
    • The two winners will move onto a one-game final to determine the champion.两位胜者将进入最后一场比赛决定谁是冠军。
    • He was the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.他是公认的世界第一重量级拳击手。
    • She is a former Olympic skating champion.她是前奥运会滑冰冠军。
    • The double world sprint champion has been banned for drug-taking.两次世界短跑冠军都被禁止吸毒。
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • great
    • supreme
    • true
    • …
    verb + champion
    • become
    • be crowned
    • be named
    • …
    champion + verb
    • defend her/​his title
    champion + noun
    • fighter
    • jockey
    • sprinter
    • …
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  2. champion (of something) a person who fights for, or speaks in support of, a group of people or a belief斗争者；捍卫者；声援者；拥护者
    • She was a champion of the poor all her life.她终身都是穷苦人的卫士。🔊🔊
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    • He became a leading champion for victims of miscarriages of justice.他成为流产司法受害者的领军人物。
    • She became best known as a vigorous champion of the rail link.她以最有名的铁路干线而闻名。
    3. Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a fighting man): from Old French, from medieval Latin campio(n-) ‘fighter’, from Latin campus ‘level ground’, specifically applied to the Campus Martius in Rome, used for games, athletic practice, and military drill.

champion

verb
🔊/ˈtʃæmpiən/
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they champion
🔊/ˈtʃæmpiən/
🔊/ˈtʃæmpiən/
he / she / it champions
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past simple championed
🔊/ˈtʃæmpiənd/
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past participle championed
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-ing form championing
🔊/ˈtʃæmpiənɪŋ/
🔊/ˈtʃæmpiənɪŋ/
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  1. champion something to fight for or speak in support of a group of people or a belief为…而斗争；捍卫；声援
    • He has always championed the cause of gay rights.他一直在为争取同性恋者的权利而斗争。🔊🔊
    • A local trust has been set up to champion the restoration of the landscape.已经建立了一个地方信托来支持景观恢复。
    Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a fighting man): from Old French, from medieval Latin campio(n-) ‘fighter’, from Latin campus ‘level ground’, specifically applied to the Campus Martius in Rome, used for games, athletic practice, and military drill.