Word · Frequency #6584
athlete
运动员；运动选手
a person who trains to compete in sports
- 1.
A participant in any of a group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking.
参加田径、路跑、越野跑和竞走等运动项目的人。
- 2.
a person trained to compete in sports
受过训练参加体育比赛的人
- 3.
An exceptionally physically fit person.
身体非常健康的人。
田径运动员；田径选手；体格健壮的人；体能超群的人；参加田径、路跑、越野跑和竞走等运动项目的人。；受过训练参加体育比赛的人；身体非常健康的人。
In use
The athlete trains every morning before school.
She became a professional athlete after years of hard work.
Many athletes eat a balanced diet to stay in shape.
be a/an [adjective] athlete
athlete 是可数名词，常用形容词修饰。
He is a talented athlete.
他是一名有天赋的运动员。
[adjective] athlete
She is a professional athlete.
她是一名职业运动员。
athlete + verb (e.g., trains, competes)
常用动词包括 train（训练）、compete（比赛）等。
The athlete trains every day.
Connections
Collocations
- professional athlete
- 职业运动员
- He decided to become a professional athlete after winning the national championship.在赢得全国冠军后，他决定成为一名职业运动员。
- Olympic athlete
- 奥运会运动员
- Many Olympic athletes train for years to compete in the games.许多奥运会运动员为参加比赛训练多年。
- student athlete
- 学生运动员
- As a student athlete, she must balance her studies and training.作为一名学生运动员，她必须平衡学业和训练。
- track and field athlete
- 田径运动员
- Track and field athletes compete in events like running, jumping, and throwing.田径运动员参加跑步、跳远和投掷等项目。
- elite athlete
- 精英运动员
- Elite athletes often have access to top-tier coaching and facilities.精英运动员通常能获得顶尖的教练和设施。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
athlete 发音近似“爱斯力特”，联想“爱（好）斯（力量）力（气）特（别）大的人”即为运动员。
Context & Register
通常指经过训练的运动员，中性偏正式，多用于体育相关语境。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common words rhyme exactly with "athlete". Words ending in "-ete" (complete, delete, compete) share a similar spelling but differ in pronunciation (e.g., /pliːt/ vs /θliːt/). Words containing "th" (method, theater, athletic) share the /θ/ sound but do not rhyme due to different vowel and consonant endings.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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