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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/全国/奥林匹克冠军 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 短跑冠军/拳击手/游泳冠军 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 metres 英联邦运动会5000米冠军 They were champions at the Winter Olympics in Chamonix. 他们是夏蒙尼冬奥会的冠军。
Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: other sportsb1The 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. 这位双世界短跑冠军因吸毒被禁赛。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- supreme
- true
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- become
- be crowned
- be named
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- defend her/his title
- fighter
- jockey
- sprinter
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- 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 Extra ExamplesHe became a leading champion for victims of miscarriages of justice. 他成为了正义错误受害者的主要支持者。 She became best known as a vigorous champion of the rail link. 她因是铁路连接的有力支持者而闻名。
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.