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a person who competes in sports 运动员 Olympic athletes 奥运会运动员 Depression is thought to be common among elite athletes. 抑郁症被认为在优秀运动员中很常见。 a training facility for amateur and professional athletes 业余和职业运动员的训练设施 Her company is designing part of the Olympic athletes' village. 她的公司正在设计奥运运动员村的一部分。
Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: other sportsa2The athletes are training hard for the Olympics. 运动员正在为备战奥运会刻苦训练。 athletes playing pro football 职业橄榄球运动员 one of the greatest athletes of all time 史上最伟大的运动员之一 She's a superbly gifted all-round athlete. 她是一名极具天赋的全能运动员。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- elite
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a person who competes in sports such as running, jumping and throwing 田径运动员 He played baseball and basketball and excelled as a track athlete. 他打棒球和篮球，是一名出色的径赛运动员。 She was hailed as the greatest female athlete in the world. 她被誉为世界上最伟大的女运动员。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- elite
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a person who is good at sports and physical exercise 擅长运动的人；健儿 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- elite
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin athleta, from Greek athlētēs, from athlein ‘compete for a prize’, from athlon ‘prize’.