tournament
noun [ C ] uk/ˈtʊə.nə.mənt/ /ˈtɔː.nə.mənt/ us/ˈtɝː.nə.mənt/ /ˈtʊr.nə.mənt/
B1 锦标赛
a competition for teams or single players in which a series of games is played, and the winners of each game play against each other until only one winner is left
a tennis/chess/golf tournament 网球／国际象棋／高尔夫球锦标赛
They were defeated in the first round of the tournament. 他们在锦标赛的第一轮就被打败了。
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- Our ambitions for this tournament have been defeated by the weather.
- The defending champion will play her first match of the tournament tomorrow.
- This tennis tournament is open to both amateurs and professionals.
- A recurring knee injury may have impaired his chances of winning the tournament.
- The tournament is a straight knockout.