Word · Frequency #23839
regatta
赛舟会
a meeting for boat races
- 1.
A series of boat races, or sometimes a single race.
一系列帆船比赛,有时也指单场比赛。
- 2.
A striped cotton fabric.
条纹棉布。
一系列帆船比赛,有时也指单场比赛。;条纹棉布。
In use
Our town hosts a famous regatta every summer.
She trained for months before competing in the regatta.
The regatta was postponed because of the strong wind.
at a/the regatta
用 at 表示在赛舟会现场(作为观众或参与者)。
We spent the afternoon at the regatta.
我们在赛舟会上度过了一个下午。
in a/the regatta
用 in 表示参加比赛本身。
He competed in the regatta last year.
他去年参加了赛舟会比赛。
hold a/the regatta
hold 表示“举办”赛事;也可用 organize。
The city holds a regatta every summer.
这座城市每年夏天举办一次赛舟会。
Common mistakes
We watched regatta last weekend.We watched a regatta last weekend.
regatta 是可数名词单数,前面需要冠词;汉语“看赛舟会”没有冠词,容易漏掉 a。补上 a 后句子才完整。
She took part at the regatta.She took part in the regatta.
take part 表示“参加”时后接 in,和活动搭配;汉语“参加”不显示介词,容易误用 at。in the regatta 才是正确搭配。
Connections
Collocations
- hold a regatta
- 举办赛舟会
- The town holds a regatta every summer.这座小镇每年夏天都会举办赛舟会。
- win a regatta
- 赢得赛舟会
- Our team won the regatta last year.我们的队伍去年赢得了赛舟会。
- row in a regatta
- 参加赛舟会划船比赛
- They row in a regatta on the river.他们在河上参加赛舟会的划船比赛。
- annual regatta
- 年度赛舟会
- The annual regatta attracts teams from across the country.一年一度的赛舟会吸引了全国各地的队伍。
- sailing regatta
- 帆船赛
- The sailing regatta was postponed due to strong winds.由于强风,帆船赛被推迟了。
Confusing words
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆regatta:把词中两个t看成两艘赛艇并排冲刺,这就是赛舟会。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:sports news、sailing or rowing event announcements、casual conversation about weekend activities 该词是标准名词,语体比较中性;通常多用于新闻报道、体育赛事或俱乐部公告等场合,日常口语中也会出现,但不算非常随意的说法。
Pronunciation & Spelling
只有 data 按 /ˈdætə/ 读时与 regatta (/riˈɡætə/) 押韵;data 常读作 /ˈdeɪtə/,那时不押韵。sonata、cantata、frittata 的重读元音为 /ɑː/,vendetta、operetta 的重读元音为 /ɛ/,拼写看似相近,但并不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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