sport

sport
noun

an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment
运动
team sports such as soccer and rugby.
足球和橄榄球之类的成队比赛的运动。
[mass noun]I used to play a lot of sport.
我过去常做大量的运动。
[as modifier]a sports centre.
体育运动中心。
■(sports)(Brit.)an occasion on which people compete in various athletic activities
(英)运动会
I won the 200 metres in the school sports.
我在学校运动会上获得了200米冠军。
■[mass noun][usu. with adj.]success or pleasure derived from an activity such as hunting or fishing
（狩猎、钓鱼等活动带来的）成就感；愉悦
I have heard there is good sport to be had in Buttermere.
我听说巴特米尔有很多乐子可找。
■[mass noun](dated)entertainment; fun
(旧)娱乐，消遣；乐趣
it was considered great sport to catch him out.
抓出他的错误被认为是一大快事。
■(archaic)a source of amusement or entertainment
(古)笑料，笑柄
I do not wish to show myself the sport of a man like Wildeve.
我不想成为怀尔德伊夫那种人的笑料。
(informal)a person who behaves in a good or specified way in response to teasing, defeat, or a similarly trying situation
(非正式)（对取笑、失败或类似尴尬情形）态度友好的人；持特定态度的人
go on, be a sport!.
接着来，要输得起！。
Angela's a bad sport.
安吉拉是个开不起玩笑的人。
■(chiefly Austral./NZ)used as a friendly form of address, especially between men who do not know each other
(主澳/新西兰)［陌生人之间表示友好的称呼］朋友；老兄
hold on, sport!.
老兄，停一下！。
(Biology)an animal or plant showing abnormal or striking variation from the parent type, especially in form or colour, as a result of spontaneous mutation
(生)突变，芽变

verb

[with obj.]wear or display (a distinctive or noticeable item)
穿戴；蓄留；展示（特殊或引人注目的东西）
he was sporting a huge handlebar moustache.
他留着巨大的翘八字胡。
[no obj.]amuse oneself or play in a lively, energetic way
尽情自娱；尽情玩耍
the children sported in the water.
孩子们在水中尽情玩闹。

常用词组
in sport

for fun
为了开心
I have assumed the name was given more or less in sport.
我猜，取这个名字多少是出于寻开心。

make sport of

(dated)make fun of
(旧)取笑

the sport of kings

horse racing
赛马

派生
sporter
noun
语源

late Middle English (in the sense 'pastime, entertainment'): shortening of disport

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