- a race in which the people taking part run, swim, etc. very fast over a short distance短跑比赛；短距离速度竞赛
- a 100-metre sprint100 米短跑
- the world sprint champion短跑世界冠军
Extra Examples- Jamaica won the gold in the sprint relay.牙买加队在短跑接力中赢得金牌。
- Olympic sprint champion Marion Jones奥林匹克短跑冠军玛丽昂・琼斯
- the 100-metre and 200-metre sprint double100 米和200 米跑双料冠军
Topics Sports: other sportsc1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + sprintsprint + nounprepositionSee full entry - [usually singular] a short period of running, swimming, etc. very fast短距离快速奔跑（或游泳等）；冲刺
- The Moroccan came out best in a frantic sprint for the line.在向终点线的疯狂冲刺中摩洛哥运动员胜出。
- a sprint for the bus冲向公共汽车
- She won in a sprint finish.她在最后的冲刺中取得胜利。
Extra Examples- Sato just pipped the Kenyan runner in a sprint finish.萨托在最后冲刺时才险胜肯尼亚选手。
- The runners broke into a sprint a few hundred yards from the finish.选手们在离终点几百码的地方开始冲刺。
- This car could comfortably outpace its rivals in a sprint.这辆车在短距离赛中能够轻松超过对手。
- It was a sprint for the finishing line.这是一个终点冲刺。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + sprintsprint + nounprepositionSee full entry Word Originlate 18th cent. (as a dialect term meaning ‘a bound or spring’): related to Swedish spritta.
