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become a welterweight
这里 welterweight 指处于该体重级别的拳击手或摔跤手。
After years of training, he finally became a welterweight.
经过多年训练，他终于成了一名次中量级选手。
次中量级拳击手
welterweights — plural of welterweight
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次中量级拳击手
an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 148 pounds
After years of training, he finally became a welterweight.
经过多年训练，他终于成了一名次中量级选手。
次中量级拳击手；次中量级摔交运动员
n. a weight of 28 pounds; sometimes imposed as a handicap in a horse race (such as a steeplechase)；n. an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 148 pounds；n. a wrestler who weighs 154-172 pounds
The welterweight stepped onto the scales for the official weigh-in.
这位次中量级拳击手走上体重秤进行官方称重。
After two years of training, she finally entered the competition as a welterweight.
经过两年训练，她终于以次中量级选手的身份参加比赛。
The welterweights were among the first to be called for their matches that evening.
这些次中量级选手是当晚最先被叫去参加比赛的一批人。
这里 welterweight 指处于该体重级别的拳击手或摔跤手。
After years of training, he finally became a welterweight.
经过多年训练，他终于成了一名次中量级选手。
as a welterweight 说明选手参赛的体重级别。
She will compete as a welterweight in the national championships.
她将以次中量级选手的身份参加全国锦标赛。
welterweight 可作定语修饰 title、division 等词，表示“次中量级的”。
The welterweight title will be decided in tonight's main event.
今晚的主赛将决出次中量级冠军头衔。
Not this
He is welterweight and won the title.
Use this
He is a welterweight and won the title.
welterweight 是可数名词，指‘次中量级选手’，单数形式前必须加冠词 a/an；中文‘他是次中量级选手’没有冠词，受中文影响容易漏掉。
Not this
They are welterweight from two different countries.
Use this
They are welterweights from two different countries.
welterweight 是可数名词，复数意义要用复数形式 welterweights；中文名词没有复数变化，学习者容易漏掉 -s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
次中量级冠军
The welterweight champion defended his title last night.
这位次中量级冠军昨晚卫冕成功。
次中量级级别
He moved up to the welterweight division after a successful career at lightweight.
他在轻量级取得出色成绩后升入了次中量级。
次中量级冠军头衔
The two fighters will compete for the welterweight title.
这两位拳手将争夺次中量级冠军头衔。
次中量级比赛
The welterweight bout ended in a knockout in the third round.
这场次中量级比赛在第三回合以击倒结束。
次中量级拳击手
As a welterweight boxer, he relies on speed and endurance.
作为次中量级拳击手，他依靠速度和耐力。
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联想：welterweight 里藏着 welt（伤痕）+ weight（体重），拳手带伤称重，正是次中量级选手。
语域：neutral 常见场景：boxing matches、wrestling competitions、horse racing handicap rules welterweight 是拳击、摔跤等体育项目中的标准体重级别术语，通常用于比赛报道、规则说明等场合，语气中性；在赛马中则指让赛负重。日常讨论相关运动时也会自然使用，既不是特别正式，也不是口语俚语。
词尾 -weight 在 weight、lightweight、heavyweight、featherweight 中都读 /weɪt/，和 welterweight 词尾的 -weight 读音相同；eight /eɪt/ 也有相同的 /eɪt/ 音。注意 height 拼写结尾也是 -eight，但读 /haɪt/，元音是 /aɪ/，不要混淆。
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