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varsity

noun
🔊/ˈvɑːsəti/
🔊/ˈvɑːrsəti/
 [countable, uncountable]
(plural varsities)
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  1. (North American English) the main team that represents a college or high school, especially in sports competitions（尤指体育比赛中大中学校的）代表队，校队
    • He made varsity as a wide receiver.他使大学运动成为广泛的接受者。
    Topics Educationc2
  2. (British English, old use or Indian English or South African English) university大学
    • She's still at varsity.她还在上大学。🔊🔊
    3. Word Originmid 17th cent.: shortening of university, reflecting an archaic pronunciation.

varsity

adjective
🔊/ˈvɑːsəti/
🔊/ˈvɑːrsəti/
[only before noun] (British English, informal)
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  1. used when describing activities connected with the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, especially sports competitions（常用于牛津和剑桥两大学的体育比赛）大学的
    • the varsity match大学体育比赛
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryVarsity is used with these nouns:
    • basketball
    • football
    • hockey
    • …
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    Word Originmid 17th cent.: shortening of university, reflecting an archaic pronunciation.