Word · Frequency #12776
jock
运动员
a person trained to compete in sports
美式俚语，尤指大学运动员。
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An athletic supporter worn by men to support the genitals especially during sports.
男用护身(运动时支撑生殖器的护具)。
护裆；运动护裆；男用护身(运动时支撑生殖器的护具)。；苏格兰高原地方的士兵；[美俚](大学)运动员；乔克(男子名)
In use
The high school jock spends every afternoon practicing on the field.
My brother is a real jock and always talks about basketball and football.
All the jocks on the team wear matching jackets on game day.
be a jock
指（尤指大学的）运动员，带有口语色彩。
He was a jock in college.
他大学时是个体育生。
call sb a jock
用于形容某人是运动型的人，常含“只爱运动”的刻板印象。
They call him a jock because he is good at sports.
他们因为他擅长运动而管他叫体育生。
wear a jock
这里的 jock 是 jockstrap 的简称，指男士运动护裆。
Boxers should wear a jock during training.
拳击手训练时应该穿运动护裆。
Common mistakes
He is jock.He is a jock.
jock 作“运动员”讲是可数名词单数，作表语时前面必须加冠词 a，不能像形容词一样单独使用。
He is a professional jock.He is a professional athlete.
jock 特指高中或大学的学生运动员，一般不用于职业运动员；表达“职业运动员”应用 athlete。
Connections
Collocations
- dumb jock
- 头脑简单、四肢发达的运动员
- The movie made fun of the dumb jock who never studied.这部电影取笑那个从不学习、头脑简单的运动员。
- high school jock
- 高中体育生
- He was a high school jock, but now he prefers chess.他曾经是一名高中体育生，但现在更喜欢下棋。
- college jock
- 大学体育生
- The college jock received a track scholarship.那位大学体育生获得了田径奖学金。
- jock strap
- 运动护裆
- He wore a jock strap under his uniform during the game.比赛时他在运动服里面穿了运动护裆。
- jock itch
- 股癣
- The doctor said the rash was caused by jock itch.医生说皮疹是股癣引起的。
- former jock
Learner notes
Memory Tip
jock像jog（慢跑），g换ck，便是赛场上的运动员。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：美式校园、运动队伍 jock 表示“运动员”时多用于美国英语口语，常指中学或大学里热衷体育、体格健壮的学生，有时略带贬义。正式写作中更常用 athlete。
Grammar Note
可数名词；指运动员或男性运动护具。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词均以 -ock 结尾，按所给 jock 的音标 /dʒɔk/，其重读元音和尾辅音为 /ɔk/，与 jock 押韵。注意形近词 joke /dʒoʊk/ 拼写相似但元音不同，不押韵。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.