athletics
noun [ U ] uk/æθˈlet.ɪks/ us/æθˈlet̬.ɪks/
B1 UK (US track and field)田径运动
the general name for a particular group of sports in which people compete, including running, jumping, and throwing
an athletics team/club/meeting 田径队／俱乐部／运动会
US体育运动
sports and physical activities of any type
Girls who participate in high school athletics are more likely to graduate than those who don’t. 参加中学体育运动的女生跟不参加的相比毕业率更高。
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- Woodford is the captain of the British athletics team.
- There was a big controversy over the use of drugs in athletics.
- She is a fine runner and a well-known figure in Scottish amateur athletics.
- We love to watch the Olympics - especially the athletics.
- When did you first get interested in athletics, and why did you specialize in long jump?