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单词 Lonsdale belt
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Definition of Lonsdale belt in English:

Lonsdale belt

nounlɒnzdeɪl ˈbɛlt
Boxing

  • An ornate belt awarded to a professional boxer winning a British title fight. A fighter winning three title fights in one weight division is given a belt to keep.

    〔拳击〕朗斯代尔腰带（授予英国职业拳击冠军的华丽绶带，在同一重量级中三次获胜才可获得）

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Huddersfield champion's latest victory means he is only one win away from securing the coveted Lonsdale belt.
    • Winning the Lonsdale belt has always been my dream.
    • If Williams is successful he will get to keep his Lonsdale belt - and could fight John Ruiz for the World Boxing Association heavyweight title by the end of the year.
    • Gilroy, far right, was British champion, the first Irishman to win the prized Lonsdale belt outright.
    • The only sniff Swaby got of the coveted Lonsdale belt was before the fight when it was waved tauntingly under his nose by Hobson's camp.

Origin

Early 20th century: named after the fifth Earl of Lonsdale, Hugh Cecil Lowther (1857–1944), who presented the first one.
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