Word · Frequency #28338
triathlon
铁人三项
An athletics event in which competitors swim, cycle, and run in turn.
- 1.
An athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running in turn.
依次进行游泳、自行车和跑步的田径比赛。
- 2.
Generally, a sports event in which contestant compete in a combination of three sports.
一般指由三项运动组合而成的体育赛事。
三项全能；依次进行游泳、自行车和跑步的田径比赛。；一般指由三项运动组合而成的体育赛事。；〈体〉三项全能运动
In use
She has been training for a triathlon all summer.
The city hosts an annual triathlon in the park.
He finished his first triathlon in under three hours.
do a triathlon
She plans to do a triathlon next summer.
她计划明年夏天参加一次铁人三项赛。
compete in a triathlon
He has competed in several triathlons this year.
他今年参加了多次铁人三项比赛。
train for a triathlon
They are training for a triathlon together.
Connections
Collocations
- do a triathlon
- 参加铁人三项比赛
- She plans to do her first triathlon next summer.她计划明年夏天参加她的第一次铁人三项比赛。
- finish a triathlon
- 完成铁人三项比赛
- He was exhausted but managed to finish the triathlon.他筋疲力尽，但设法完成了铁人三项比赛。
- train for a triathlon
- 为铁人三项训练
- She trains for a triathlon every morning before work.她每天早上上班前为铁人三项进行训练。
- triathlon event
- 铁人三项赛事
- The triathlon event drew competitors from around the world.这项铁人三项赛事吸引了来自世界各地的选手。
- triathlon distance
- 铁人三项距离
- The Olympic triathlon distance is 51.5 kilometers.奥运会铁人三项距离为51.5公里。
Confusing words
Learner notes
Memory Tip
tri-表示三，athlon联想athlete（运动员）：游泳、骑车、跑步三项连赛，记住‘铁人三项’。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：体育新闻、赛事简介、日常运动话题 该词多用于体育新闻报道、赛事介绍或日常谈论运动健身时，属于中性的普通用词，没有明显的正式或口语偏向。
Pronunciation & Spelling
biathlon、decathlon、heptathlon、pentathlon 的重读元音及之后的音都读 /æθlən/，因此与 triathlon 押韵；marathon 拼写相近，但读作 /ˈmærəθən/，并不押韵。
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。
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