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play a sport
I like to play a sport after school.
我喜欢放学后做一项运动。
体育运动；体育项目
sports — plural of sport
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
体育运动；体育项目
An activity involving physical effort and skill in which people compete under rules.
I like to play a sport after school.
我喜欢放学后做一项运动。
在规则下以体力或技能竞争的活动,不以审美为基础。
Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.
表现出良好或不良体育精神的人。
A person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship.
面对戏弄或输掉比赛时表现得令人钦佩地友善的人；好脾气的人。
Somebody who behaves or reacts in an admirably good-natured manner, e.g. to being teased or to losing a game; a good sport.
玩具；玩物；被嘲笑的对象。
A toy; a plaything; an object of mockery.
Swimming is a sport that strengthens your whole body.
游泳是一项能够锻炼全身的运动。
I have never tried such a challenging sport before.
我以前从未尝试过如此具有挑战性的运动。
She chose basketball as her main sport for the school team.
她选择篮球作为校队的主要运动项目。
I like to play a sport after school.
我喜欢放学后做一项运动。
"do sports" 表示定期进行体育锻炼。
He does sports every morning.
他每天早上做运动。
The Olympics is a major sports event.
奥运会是一项重大的体育赛事。
Not this
He is good at sport.
Use this
He is good at sports.
在泛指运动时，英语常用复数形式 'sports'，而中国学习者常误用单数 'sport'，因为中文‘运动’没有单复数变化。
Not this
Football is a popular sport game.
Use this
Football is a popular sport.
‘sport game’是中式英语，因为‘game’和‘sport’概念重叠。英语中直接说‘sport’或‘game’即可，不需要同时使用。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
体育赛事
The Olympic Games are the biggest sport event in the world.
奥运会是世界上最大的体育赛事。
运动队
Our school has a new sport team for basketball.
我们学校有一支新的篮球队。
体育迷
He is a huge sport fan and watches every game.
他是个超级体育迷，每场比赛都看。
运动器材
You need proper sport equipment to play safely.
你需要合适的运动器材来安全地运动。
体育活动
Running is a simple sport activity that anyone can do.
跑步是一项简单的体育活动，任何人都可以做。
体育比赛
She won first place in the local sport competition.
她在当地的体育比赛中获得了第一名。
输得起的人；有风度的人
Even though he lost the game, he was a good sport and congratulated the winner.
尽管他输了比赛，但他输得起，向赢家表示祝贺。
嘲笑；戏弄
It's not kind to make sport of someone's mistakes.
嘲笑别人的错误是不友善的。
公平的机会；有可能成功的机会
With a bit of luck, we still have a sporting chance of winning.
运气好的话，我们仍有机会获胜。
Use sports naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：sport 中的 'port' 是港口，运动员在港口进行运动比赛，挥洒汗水
register: neutral; contexts: sports, exercise, competition; note_zh: 通常用于指代各种体育运动，比较常见于日常对话和正式场合。
Words ending in -ort: port, short, sort, fort, court all rhyme with sport (stressed vowel /ɔː/ + /rt/). Note that words like 'spork' or 'spore' have different vowel sounds and do not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.