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throw the javelin
the javelin 可指标枪器械；在体育语境中也常表示掷标枪项目。
She threw the javelin over 60 metres.
她把标枪掷出了60多米。
标枪比赛；掷标枪项目
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标枪比赛；掷标枪项目
an athletic competition in which competitors throw a javelin as far as they can
She threw the javelin over 60 metres.
她把标枪掷出了60多米。
这里指投掷标枪的运动项目，不是标枪本身。
一种用手投掷的轻型长矛,用作武器。
A light spear thrown with the hand and used as a weapon.
一种田径比赛,投掷标枪尽可能远
an athletic competition in which a javelin is thrown as far as possible
田径运动中用于投掷比远的金属尖头长矛。
A metal-tipped spear thrown for distance in an athletic field event.
一种作为武器或田径比赛中投掷的长矛
a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events
She is confident she will set a new personal best in the javelin at the national games.
她确信自己会在全国运动会上创下新的标枪个人最好成绩。
The javelin is one of the oldest events in the modern Olympics.
掷标枪是现代奥运会最古老的项目之一。
He watches videos of world-class athletes to improve his technique in the javelin.
他观看世界级运动员的视频来提高自己掷标枪的技术。
the javelin 可指标枪器械；在体育语境中也常表示掷标枪项目。
She threw the javelin over 60 metres.
她把标枪掷出了60多米。
the javelin 在此指掷标枪这个田径项目，常与 in 连用表示参赛项目。
He competed in the javelin at the national championships.
他在全国锦标赛上参加了标枪项目。
javelin 可直接修饰另一名词构成复合词，如 javelin throw（标枪项目）、javelin thrower（标枪运动员）。
She is one of the best javelin throwers in the world.
她是世界上最好的标枪运动员之一。
Not this
She is a javelin player.
Use this
She is a javelin thrower.
player 主要用于球类或团队运动，而标枪属田径投掷项目，从事者称 javelin thrower。
Not this
He plays javelin after school.
Use this
He throws the javelin after school.
play 搭配球类和游戏，标枪是投掷项目，动词用 throw；表示这项运动时通常说 the javelin。
Not this
He threw javelin 80 meters.
Use this
He threw the javelin 80 meters.
javelin 是可数名词，指具体的标枪时前面需要冠词，不能说 throw javelin。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
掷标枪（田径项目）
She won a gold medal in the women's javelin throw.
她在女子掷标枪项目中获得金牌。
投掷标枪
He learned to throw the javelin during his first year of training.
他在训练的第一年学会了投掷标枪。
标枪项目
The javelin event was the last competition of the day.
标枪项目是当天最后一项比赛。
标枪决赛
He qualified for the javelin final with a personal best.
他以个人最好成绩晋级标枪决赛。
标枪运动员
The javelin thrower broke the national record.
这位标枪运动员打破了全国纪录。
Use javelin naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
标枪（javelin）读音像“加我林”，联想：再加把劲，把标枪扔进远处的树林。
语域：neutral 常见场景：sports commentary、athletics events、Olympic Games coverage 该词在此指掷标枪比赛这一田径项目，通常用于体育报道、赛事解说等场合，属于中性正式的说法。
这些词都不与 javelin（/ˈdʒævələn/）真正押韵。goblin、gremlin、marlin、Berlin、Franklin 拼写都以 -lin 结尾，但发音都以 /lɪn/ 收尾，而不是 /lən/。gallon 的尾音 /lən/ 与 javelin 的末音节相似，但重读元音不同，所以只算部分相似。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.