Definition of sport in English:

sport

noun spɔːtspɔrt

1An activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.
运动
team sports such as soccer and rugby
足球和橄榄球之类组队比赛的运动。
mass noun I used to play a lot of sport
我过去常参加竞技运动。
a sports centre
体育运动中心。
Example sentencesExamples
- He loathed small talk, particularly that involving weather, or worse, sports, anything that did not really matter.
- It's always great to watch your favourite team play their sport, it's even better when they win.
- Kelley was once the captain of Princeton's hockey team, and his love of the sport and his own personal knowledge come through in the screenplay.
- Now think about other physical tasks, such as playing a sport or a musical instrument, or a game involving perfecting neuromuscular skills.
- To use a sports metaphor for a moment, the history of sports is littered with teams that had lots of individual stars on them, but never made it to the championship game.
- But I was always made fun of and I was never considered cool because I wasn't a jock and I didn't play sports on any school team.
- I didn't play team sports but I played with kids in my neighborhood.
- In any sort of team sport, I'd stand at the back and hope no one would pick me.
- It is a sport that combines the best aspects of one-on-one competition but is also very much a team sport.
- Do you get online to find out the latest scores of your favorite sports teams?
- Included in the school's excellent facilities are a new library, sports centre, swimming pool, theatre and superb accommodation.
- Rowing is the largest sport at the games with around 900 competitors.
- That's the situation with live sports: you get one chance and one chance only.
- I didn't really like to be touched much, so team sports never appealed to me.
- You can find out new info on your favorite sports team.
- I think this is comparable to what happens in any other sports team.
- Others partner with local charities or sports teams for exposure.
- My dad thought team sports were fascist organizations.
- As a result, major sports (football, basketball and baseball) have attracted a tremendous share of television revenue.
- Of the three most popular team sports in America, baseball evokes the traditional agricultural life of a century ago.
Synonyms
(competitive) game(s), physical recreation, physical activity, physical exercise
pastime
1. 1.1sportsBritish An occasion on which people compete in various athletic activities.
  〈英〉运动会
  I won the 200 metres in the school sports
  我在学校运动会上获得了200米冠军。
2. 1.2mass noun, usually with adjective Success or pleasure derived from an activity such as hunting or fishing.
  （狩猎、钓鱼等活动带来的）成就感；愉悦
  I have heard there is good sport to be had in Buttermere
  我听说巴特米尔有很多运动乐子可找。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Hunting with hounds demands great skill and the key to keeping your clientele as a hunt is to provide good sport.
3. 1.3dated mass noun Entertainment; fun.
  〈旧〉娱乐，消遣；乐趣
  it was considered great sport to catch him out
  抓出他的错误被认为是一大快事。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Hunting in Shakespeare is normally for exercise or sport.
  The physical challenges reminded me too much of gym class, but the mind games were great sport.
  Here our noble hero sits out on the moors, accompanied by his dogs, surrounded by the spoils of a good day's sport and communing with this great, noble landscape.
  Over centuries of practice a whole elaborate system of rules and customs evolved to ensure this, not primarily for the sake of the quarry itself but with the aim of providing a good day's sport.
  Synonyms
  fun, amusement, amusing time, laugh, giggle, joke
4. 1.4archaic A source of amusement or entertainment.
  〈古〉笑料，笑柄
  I do not wish to show myself the sport of a man like Wildeve
  我不想成为怀尔德伊夫那种人的笑料。
2informal A person who behaves in a good or specified way in response to teasing, defeat, or a similarly trying situation.
〈非正式〉（对取笑、失败或类似尴尬情形）大度的人；持特定态度的人
go on, be a sport!
接着来，要输得起！
Angela's a bad sport
安吉拉是个开不起玩笑的人。
Example sentencesExamples
- Just seeing that clip go through, I was cracking up and I think Cate's such a good sport to send herself up in that way.
- She was a pretty good sport especially considering some of the scenes and lines she had to deliver.
1. 2.1Australian, NZ Used as a friendly form of address, especially between men who do not know each other.
  〈主澳/新西兰〉陌生人之间表示友好的称呼朋友；老兄
  hold on, sport!
  老兄，等一等！
3Biology
An animal or plant showing abnormal or striking variation from the parent type, especially in form or colour, as a result of spontaneous mutation.
〔生〕突变，芽变

verb spɔːtspɔrt

1with object Wear or display (a distinctive item)
穿戴；蓄留；展示（特殊或引人注目的东西）
he was sporting a huge handlebar moustache
他留着巨大的翘八字胡。
Example sentencesExamples
- In three of four drawings in gouache and ink, the subject - her daughter - sports round-toed, strappy Mary Janes like an emblem of innocence.
- She sported a glamorous wardrobe, wearing a new gown every time she stepped on stage.
- She sports an excess of eye shadow and towers over 20 tiny infants scattered around on the floor and furniture in the room.
- She extended the action to posters picturing her seated, wearing the same pants, but also sporting a machine gun.
- The streak of white hair that he sports provides a bizarre touch that reflects the two-sided nature of the character's personality.
- Ben sports a film of cold sweat that never leaves his upper lip, matching the one glistening on my forehead.
- The smiling father sports a rifle nestled at his hip and wears a hat emblazoned with a coat of arms.
- The performer appears on the cover sporting what looks like a nostril piercing but not much else.
- The identically shaped sculptures each sport distinctive coloration, as well as striped or polka-dotted underpants.
- Rather oddly, the fireman sporting a handlebar moustache about to sip a saucer of hot cocoa is ignoring the fire ragtag behind him and turns his back on two colleagues who are tackling it.
- A magazine editor and writer with a literary background, Fry wore impeccably tailored suits, always sporting a carnation in the lapel.
- Finally, he winds up sporting just a cowboy hat and a smile in a seedy, drug-infested strip club.
- Here, the initial H is formed by two performers sporting long tunics and distinctive pointed shoes.
- Simon's search leads him to a strip club, where all the dancers sport astonishingly fake breasts.
- The young man's black hair is parted in the middle, he sports a moustache and sideburns, and wears a large black cravat under a wide wing collar.
- You instantly think about the patterns and designs we sport, what our outer markings are, and how we use them for both defense and allure.
- As my arms flew about in space, my hands sported enlarged puffy boxing mitts which had been sewn from muslin.
- In my first years as head writer, I sported a mustache.
- While every one else was letting it all hang out, they sported suits, ties and short haircuts.
- After a lull in the late 90s, it's now cool again to sport the odd label here and there.
Synonyms
wear, display, exhibit, have on show, show off, flourish, parade, flaunt
2no object Play in a lively, energetic way.
尽情自娱；尽情玩耍
the children sported in the water
孩子们在水中尽情玩闹。
Example sentencesExamples
- He spent the day sporting with the lady of the castle and the old woman, while the lord of the castle was out hunting the enormous boar.
Synonyms
play, have fun, amuse oneself, entertain oneself, enjoy oneself, divert oneself, frolic, gambol, frisk, romp, cavort, caper
informal lark (about/around)
archaic or humorous disport oneself
archaic wanton
rare rollick

Phrases

in sport

For fun.
为了开心
I have assumed the name was given more or less in sport
我猜，取这个名字多少是出于寻开心。
Synonyms
as a joke, in jest, jokingly, for fun, teasingly, playfully

make sport of
〈旧〉取笑

dated Make fun of.
〈旧〉取笑
the owls made sport of us—they called from all directions
Example sentencesExamples
- He knows how to humiliate people, find their weaknesses and make sport of them.
- Of course, they were wonderful objects to make sport of and play with.
- She averted her eyes, thinking she was being made sport of.
- You're, you know, you're taking the national sport and making sport of it.
- And I realize that I have been made sport of by an awful lot of folks, particularly the late-night comedians.
Synonyms
make fun of, poke fun at, chaff, make jokes about, rag, mock, laugh at, guy, satirize, be sarcastic about

the sport of kings

Horse racing.
赛马
Example sentencesExamples
- Ambitious plans to create a new, multi-million pound racecourse between Altham and Simonstone have left many people toasting the possible arrival of the sport of kings.
- It just might edge into my top ten, but even I have been enthralled many, many times by the passion the sport of kings engenders.
- Top institutional investors finding it hard to locate rich pickings on world markets are turning to the sport of kings to raise money for charity.
- The semi-state company has overseen 12 months of unprecedented success for Irish horses in the sport of kings.
- Perhaps this type of punching was once the sport of kings, just as horse racing is said to be the sport of kings today.
- In 1937, during the darkest depths of the Great Depression, these four mongrels had a go at the sport of kings and beat the bluebloods at their own game.
- Horseracing is known as the sport of kings for good reason.
- As reported, the filly, who turns two years old next month, is set to race this season, with early indications showing she could have an exciting future in the sport of kings.
- This competition, combining music and the sport of kings with reading Waterford's finest newspaper, kicks off in this week's issue of the Waterford News & Star and continues for the next five weeks.
- Now an East Yorkshire businessman is seeking to capitalise further on the Northern passion for the sport of kings.

Derivatives

sporter

noun

Grandaddy are a band of hard-core beard sporters.
Example sentencesExamples
- Here winter sporters and walkers come close to heaven, as generations of weekending Romans have discovered.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'pastime, entertainment'): shortening of disport.

Sport comes from a shortening of disport (Middle English), formed, via French, from Latin dis ‘away’ and portare ‘carry’ used in much the same way as the expression ‘to take someone out of themselves’. Sport meant any kind of entertainment, and only started to be used in the modern sense of physical activities with set rules in the late 18th century. The sport of kings (mid 17th century) once referred to war-making but was later applied to hunting and horse-racing.

Rhymes

abort, apport, assort, athwart, aught, besought, bethought, bort, bought, brought, caught, cavort, comport, consort, contort, Cort, court, distraught, escort, exhort, export, extort, fort, fought, fraught, import, methought, misreport, mort, naught, nought, Oort, ought, outfought, port, Porte, purport, quart, rort, short, snort, sort, sought, support, swart, taught, taut, thought, thwart, tort, transport, wart, wrought

Definition of sport in US English:

sport

nounspɔrtspôrt

1An activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.
运动
team sports such as baseball and soccer
足球和橄榄球之类组队比赛的运动。
a sports center
Example sentencesExamples
- As a result, major sports (football, basketball and baseball) have attracted a tremendous share of television revenue.
- I didn't really like to be touched much, so team sports never appealed to me.
- To use a sports metaphor for a moment, the history of sports is littered with teams that had lots of individual stars on them, but never made it to the championship game.
- My dad thought team sports were fascist organizations.
- But I was always made fun of and I was never considered cool because I wasn't a jock and I didn't play sports on any school team.
- He loathed small talk, particularly that involving weather, or worse, sports, anything that did not really matter.
- That's the situation with live sports: you get one chance and one chance only.
- It is a sport that combines the best aspects of one-on-one competition but is also very much a team sport.
- Kelley was once the captain of Princeton's hockey team, and his love of the sport and his own personal knowledge come through in the screenplay.
- Now think about other physical tasks, such as playing a sport or a musical instrument, or a game involving perfecting neuromuscular skills.
- Included in the school's excellent facilities are a new library, sports centre, swimming pool, theatre and superb accommodation.
- Of the three most popular team sports in America, baseball evokes the traditional agricultural life of a century ago.
- It's always great to watch your favourite team play their sport, it's even better when they win.
- Do you get online to find out the latest scores of your favorite sports teams?
- Others partner with local charities or sports teams for exposure.
- I think this is comparable to what happens in any other sports team.
- In any sort of team sport, I'd stand at the back and hope no one would pick me.
- You can find out new info on your favorite sports team.
- Rowing is the largest sport at the games with around 900 competitors.
- I didn't play team sports but I played with kids in my neighborhood.
Synonyms
game(s), competitive games, physical recreation, physical activity, physical exercise
1. 1.1dated Entertainment; fun.
  〈旧〉娱乐，消遣；乐趣
  it was considered great sport to trip him up
  抓出他的错误被认为是一大快事。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Here our noble hero sits out on the moors, accompanied by his dogs, surrounded by the spoils of a good day's sport and communing with this great, noble landscape.
  Over centuries of practice a whole elaborate system of rules and customs evolved to ensure this, not primarily for the sake of the quarry itself but with the aim of providing a good day's sport.
  Hunting in Shakespeare is normally for exercise or sport.
  The physical challenges reminded me too much of gym class, but the mind games were great sport.
  Synonyms
  fun, amusement, amusing time, laugh, giggle, joke
2. 1.2archaic A source of amusement or entertainment.
  〈古〉笑料，笑柄
  I do not wish to show myself the sport of a man like Williams
  我不想成为怀尔德伊夫那种人的笑料。
2informal A person who behaves in a good or specified way in response to teasing, defeat, or a similarly trying situation.
〈非正式〉（对取笑、失败或类似尴尬情形）大度的人；持特定态度的人
go on, be a sport!
接着来，要输得起！
Angela's a bad sport
安吉拉是个开不起玩笑的人。
Example sentencesExamples
- Just seeing that clip go through, I was cracking up and I think Cate's such a good sport to send herself up in that way.
- She was a pretty good sport especially considering some of the scenes and lines she had to deliver.
3Biology
An animal or plant showing abnormal or striking variation from the parent type, especially in form or color, as a result of spontaneous mutation.
〔生〕突变，芽变

verbspɔrtspôrt

1with object Wear or display (a distinctive or noticeable item)
穿戴；蓄留；展示（特殊或引人注目的东西）
he was sporting a huge handlebar mustache
他留着巨大的翘八字胡。
Example sentencesExamples
- Rather oddly, the fireman sporting a handlebar moustache about to sip a saucer of hot cocoa is ignoring the fire ragtag behind him and turns his back on two colleagues who are tackling it.
- As my arms flew about in space, my hands sported enlarged puffy boxing mitts which had been sewn from muslin.
- While every one else was letting it all hang out, they sported suits, ties and short haircuts.
- Simon's search leads him to a strip club, where all the dancers sport astonishingly fake breasts.
- You instantly think about the patterns and designs we sport, what our outer markings are, and how we use them for both defense and allure.
- The smiling father sports a rifle nestled at his hip and wears a hat emblazoned with a coat of arms.
- She sports an excess of eye shadow and towers over 20 tiny infants scattered around on the floor and furniture in the room.
- After a lull in the late 90s, it's now cool again to sport the odd label here and there.
- The identically shaped sculptures each sport distinctive coloration, as well as striped or polka-dotted underpants.
- She sported a glamorous wardrobe, wearing a new gown every time she stepped on stage.
- The streak of white hair that he sports provides a bizarre touch that reflects the two-sided nature of the character's personality.
- A magazine editor and writer with a literary background, Fry wore impeccably tailored suits, always sporting a carnation in the lapel.
- Ben sports a film of cold sweat that never leaves his upper lip, matching the one glistening on my forehead.
- The young man's black hair is parted in the middle, he sports a moustache and sideburns, and wears a large black cravat under a wide wing collar.
- Here, the initial H is formed by two performers sporting long tunics and distinctive pointed shoes.
- In my first years as head writer, I sported a mustache.
- The performer appears on the cover sporting what looks like a nostril piercing but not much else.
- Finally, he winds up sporting just a cowboy hat and a smile in a seedy, drug-infested strip club.
- In three of four drawings in gouache and ink, the subject - her daughter - sports round-toed, strappy Mary Janes like an emblem of innocence.
- She extended the action to posters picturing her seated, wearing the same pants, but also sporting a machine gun.
Synonyms
wear, display, exhibit, have on show, show off, flourish, parade, flaunt
2no object Amuse oneself or play in a lively, energetic way.
尽情自娱；尽情玩耍
the children sported in the water
孩子们在水中尽情玩闹。
Example sentencesExamples
- He spent the day sporting with the lady of the castle and the old woman, while the lord of the castle was out hunting the enormous boar.
Synonyms
play, have fun, amuse oneself, entertain oneself, enjoy oneself, divert oneself, frolic, gambol, frisk, romp, cavort, caper

Phrases

in sport

For fun.
为了开心
I have assumed the name was given more or less in sport
我猜，取这个名字多少是出于寻开心。
Synonyms
as a joke, in jest, jokingly, for fun, teasingly, playfully

make sport of
〈旧〉取笑

dated Make fun of.
〈旧〉取笑
Example sentencesExamples
- You're, you know, you're taking the national sport and making sport of it.
- And I realize that I have been made sport of by an awful lot of folks, particularly the late-night comedians.
- He knows how to humiliate people, find their weaknesses and make sport of them.
- She averted her eyes, thinking she was being made sport of.
- Of course, they were wonderful objects to make sport of and play with.
Synonyms
make fun of, poke fun at, chaff, make jokes about, rag, mock, laugh at, guy, satirize, be sarcastic about

the sport of kings

Horse racing.
赛马
Example sentencesExamples
- Ambitious plans to create a new, multi-million pound racecourse between Altham and Simonstone have left many people toasting the possible arrival of the sport of kings.
- Top institutional investors finding it hard to locate rich pickings on world markets are turning to the sport of kings to raise money for charity.
- This competition, combining music and the sport of kings with reading Waterford's finest newspaper, kicks off in this week's issue of the Waterford News & Star and continues for the next five weeks.
- Perhaps this type of punching was once the sport of kings, just as horse racing is said to be the sport of kings today.
- In 1937, during the darkest depths of the Great Depression, these four mongrels had a go at the sport of kings and beat the bluebloods at their own game.
- As reported, the filly, who turns two years old next month, is set to race this season, with early indications showing she could have an exciting future in the sport of kings.
- The semi-state company has overseen 12 months of unprecedented success for Irish horses in the sport of kings.
- Horseracing is known as the sport of kings for good reason.
- Now an East Yorkshire businessman is seeking to capitalise further on the Northern passion for the sport of kings.
- It just might edge into my top ten, but even I have been enthralled many, many times by the passion the sport of kings engenders.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense ‘pastime, entertainment’): shortening of disport.

单词	sport
释义	Definition of sport in English: sport noun spɔːtspɔrt 1An activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment. 运动 team sports such as soccer and rugby 足球和橄榄球之类组队比赛的运动。 mass noun I used to play a lot of sport 我过去常参加竞技运动。 a sports centre 体育运动中心。 Example sentencesExamples He loathed small talk, particularly that involving weather, or worse, sports, anything that did not really matter. It's always great to watch your favourite team play their sport, it's even better when they win. Kelley was once the captain of Princeton's hockey team, and his love of the sport and his own personal knowledge come through in the screenplay. Now think about other physical tasks, such as playing a sport or a musical instrument, or a game involving perfecting neuromuscular skills. To use a sports metaphor for a moment, the history of sports is littered with teams that had lots of individual stars on them, but never made it to the championship game. But I was always made fun of and I was never considered cool because I wasn't a jock and I didn't play sports on any school team. I didn't play team sports but I played with kids in my neighborhood. In any sort of team sport, I'd stand at the back and hope no one would pick me. It is a sport that combines the best aspects of one-on-one competition but is also very much a team sport. Do you get online to find out the latest scores of your favorite sports teams? Included in the school's excellent facilities are a new library, sports centre, swimming pool, theatre and superb accommodation. Rowing is the largest sport at the games with around 900 competitors. That's the situation with live sports: you get one chance and one chance only. I didn't really like to be touched much, so team sports never appealed to me. You can find out new info on your favorite sports team. I think this is comparable to what happens in any other sports team. Others partner with local charities or sports teams for exposure. My dad thought team sports were fascist organizations. As a result, major sports (football, basketball and baseball) have attracted a tremendous share of television revenue. Of the three most popular team sports in America, baseball evokes the traditional agricultural life of a century ago. Synonyms (competitive) game(s), physical recreation, physical activity, physical exercise pastime 1.1sportsBritish An occasion on which people compete in various athletic activities. 〈英〉运动会 I won the 200 metres in the school sports 我在学校运动会上获得了200米冠军。 1.2mass noun, usually with adjective Success or pleasure derived from an activity such as hunting or fishing. （狩猎、钓鱼等活动带来的）成就感；愉悦 I have heard there is good sport to be had in Buttermere 我听说巴特米尔有很多运动乐子可找。 Example sentencesExamples Hunting with hounds demands great skill and the key to keeping your clientele as a hunt is to provide good sport. 1.3dated mass noun Entertainment; fun. 〈旧〉娱乐，消遣；乐趣 it was considered great sport to catch him out 抓出他的错误被认为是一大快事。 Example sentencesExamples Hunting in Shakespeare is normally for exercise or sport. The physical challenges reminded me too much of gym class, but the mind games were great sport. Here our noble hero sits out on the moors, accompanied by his dogs, surrounded by the spoils of a good day's sport and communing with this great, noble landscape. Over centuries of practice a whole elaborate system of rules and customs evolved to ensure this, not primarily for the sake of the quarry itself but with the aim of providing a good day's sport. Synonyms fun, amusement, amusing time, laugh, giggle, joke 1.4archaic A source of amusement or entertainment. 〈古〉笑料，笑柄 I do not wish to show myself the sport of a man like Wildeve 我不想成为怀尔德伊夫那种人的笑料。 2informal A person who behaves in a good or specified way in response to teasing, defeat, or a similarly trying situation. 〈非正式〉（对取笑、失败或类似尴尬情形）大度的人；持特定态度的人 go on, be a sport! 接着来，要输得起！ Angela's a bad sport 安吉拉是个开不起玩笑的人。 Example sentencesExamples Just seeing that clip go through, I was cracking up and I think Cate's such a good sport to send herself up in that way. She was a pretty good sport especially considering some of the scenes and lines she had to deliver. 2.1Australian, NZ Used as a friendly form of address, especially between men who do not know each other. 〈主澳/新西兰〉陌生人之间表示友好的称呼朋友；老兄 hold on, sport! 老兄，等一等！ 3Biology An animal or plant showing abnormal or striking variation from the parent type, especially in form or colour, as a result of spontaneous mutation. 〔生〕突变，芽变 verb spɔːtspɔrt 1with object Wear or display (a distinctive item) 穿戴；蓄留；展示（特殊或引人注目的东西） he was sporting a huge handlebar moustache 他留着巨大的翘八字胡。 Example sentencesExamples In three of four drawings in gouache and ink, the subject - her daughter - sports round-toed, strappy Mary Janes like an emblem of innocence. She sported a glamorous wardrobe, wearing a new gown every time she stepped on stage. She sports an excess of eye shadow and towers over 20 tiny infants scattered around on the floor and furniture in the room. She extended the action to posters picturing her seated, wearing the same pants, but also sporting a machine gun. The streak of white hair that he sports provides a bizarre touch that reflects the two-sided nature of the character's personality. Ben sports a film of cold sweat that never leaves his upper lip, matching the one glistening on my forehead. The smiling father sports a rifle nestled at his hip and wears a hat emblazoned with a coat of arms. The performer appears on the cover sporting what looks like a nostril piercing but not much else. The identically shaped sculptures each sport distinctive coloration, as well as striped or polka-dotted underpants. Rather oddly, the fireman sporting a handlebar moustache about to sip a saucer of hot cocoa is ignoring the fire ragtag behind him and turns his back on two colleagues who are tackling it. A magazine editor and writer with a literary background, Fry wore impeccably tailored suits, always sporting a carnation in the lapel. Finally, he winds up sporting just a cowboy hat and a smile in a seedy, drug-infested strip club. Here, the initial H is formed by two performers sporting long tunics and distinctive pointed shoes. Simon's search leads him to a strip club, where all the dancers sport astonishingly fake breasts. The young man's black hair is parted in the middle, he sports a moustache and sideburns, and wears a large black cravat under a wide wing collar. You instantly think about the patterns and designs we sport, what our outer markings are, and how we use them for both defense and allure. As my arms flew about in space, my hands sported enlarged puffy boxing mitts which had been sewn from muslin. In my first years as head writer, I sported a mustache. While every one else was letting it all hang out, they sported suits, ties and short haircuts. After a lull in the late 90s, it's now cool again to sport the odd label here and there. Synonyms wear, display, exhibit, have on show, show off, flourish, parade, flaunt 2no object Play in a lively, energetic way. 尽情自娱；尽情玩耍 the children sported in the water 孩子们在水中尽情玩闹。 Example sentencesExamples He spent the day sporting with the lady of the castle and the old woman, while the lord of the castle was out hunting the enormous boar. Synonyms play, have fun, amuse oneself, entertain oneself, enjoy oneself, divert oneself, frolic, gambol, frisk, romp, cavort, caper informal lark (about/around) archaic or humorous disport oneself archaic wanton rare rollick Phrases in sport For fun. 为了开心 I have assumed the name was given more or less in sport 我猜，取这个名字多少是出于寻开心。 Synonyms as a joke, in jest, jokingly, for fun, teasingly, playfully make sport of 〈旧〉取笑 dated Make fun of. 〈旧〉取笑 the owls made sport of us—they called from all directions Example sentencesExamples He knows how to humiliate people, find their weaknesses and make sport of them. Of course, they were wonderful objects to make sport of and play with. She averted her eyes, thinking she was being made sport of. You're, you know, you're taking the national sport and making sport of it. And I realize that I have been made sport of by an awful lot of folks, particularly the late-night comedians. Synonyms make fun of, poke fun at, chaff, make jokes about, rag, mock, laugh at, guy, satirize, be sarcastic about the sport of kings Horse racing. 赛马 Example sentencesExamples Ambitious plans to create a new, multi-million pound racecourse between Altham and Simonstone have left many people toasting the possible arrival of the sport of kings. It just might edge into my top ten, but even I have been enthralled many, many times by the passion the sport of kings engenders. Top institutional investors finding it hard to locate rich pickings on world markets are turning to the sport of kings to raise money for charity. The semi-state company has overseen 12 months of unprecedented success for Irish horses in the sport of kings. Perhaps this type of punching was once the sport of kings, just as horse racing is said to be the sport of kings today. In 1937, during the darkest depths of the Great Depression, these four mongrels had a go at the sport of kings and beat the bluebloods at their own game. Horseracing is known as the sport of kings for good reason. As reported, the filly, who turns two years old next month, is set to race this season, with early indications showing she could have an exciting future in the sport of kings. This competition, combining music and the sport of kings with reading Waterford's finest newspaper, kicks off in this week's issue of the Waterford News & Star and continues for the next five weeks. Now an East Yorkshire businessman is seeking to capitalise further on the Northern passion for the sport of kings. Derivatives sporter noun Grandaddy are a band of hard-core beard sporters. Example sentencesExamples Here winter sporters and walkers come close to heaven, as generations of weekending Romans have discovered. Origin Late Middle English (in the sense 'pastime, entertainment'): shortening of disport. Sport comes from a shortening of disport (Middle English), formed, via French, from Latin dis ‘away’ and portare ‘carry’ used in much the same way as the expression ‘to take someone out of themselves’. Sport meant any kind of entertainment, and only started to be used in the modern sense of physical activities with set rules in the late 18th century. The sport of kings (mid 17th century) once referred to war-making but was later applied to hunting and horse-racing. Rhymes abort, apport, assort, athwart, aught, besought, bethought, bort, bought, brought, caught, cavort, comport, consort, contort, Cort, court, distraught, escort, exhort, export, extort, fort, fought, fraught, import, methought, misreport, mort, naught, nought, Oort, ought, outfought, port, Porte, purport, quart, rort, short, snort, sort, sought, support, swart, taught, taut, thought, thwart, tort, transport, wart, wrought noun.1 phr. Definition of sport in US English: sport nounspɔrtspôrt 1An activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment. 运动 team sports such as baseball and soccer 足球和橄榄球之类组队比赛的运动。 a sports center Example sentencesExamples As a result, major sports (football, basketball and baseball) have attracted a tremendous share of television revenue. I didn't really like to be touched much, so team sports never appealed to me. To use a sports metaphor for a moment, the history of sports is littered with teams that had lots of individual stars on them, but never made it to the championship game. My dad thought team sports were fascist organizations. But I was always made fun of and I was never considered cool because I wasn't a jock and I didn't play sports on any school team. He loathed small talk, particularly that involving weather, or worse, sports, anything that did not really matter. That's the situation with live sports: you get one chance and one chance only. It is a sport that combines the best aspects of one-on-one competition but is also very much a team sport. Kelley was once the captain of Princeton's hockey team, and his love of the sport and his own personal knowledge come through in the screenplay. Now think about other physical tasks, such as playing a sport or a musical instrument, or a game involving perfecting neuromuscular skills. Included in the school's excellent facilities are a new library, sports centre, swimming pool, theatre and superb accommodation. Of the three most popular team sports in America, baseball evokes the traditional agricultural life of a century ago. It's always great to watch your favourite team play their sport, it's even better when they win. Do you get online to find out the latest scores of your favorite sports teams? Others partner with local charities or sports teams for exposure. I think this is comparable to what happens in any other sports team. In any sort of team sport, I'd stand at the back and hope no one would pick me. You can find out new info on your favorite sports team. Rowing is the largest sport at the games with around 900 competitors. I didn't play team sports but I played with kids in my neighborhood. Synonyms game(s), competitive games, physical recreation, physical activity, physical exercise 1.1dated Entertainment; fun. 〈旧〉娱乐，消遣；乐趣 it was considered great sport to trip him up 抓出他的错误被认为是一大快事。 Example sentencesExamples Here our noble hero sits out on the moors, accompanied by his dogs, surrounded by the spoils of a good day's sport and communing with this great, noble landscape. Over centuries of practice a whole elaborate system of rules and customs evolved to ensure this, not primarily for the sake of the quarry itself but with the aim of providing a good day's sport. Hunting in Shakespeare is normally for exercise or sport. The physical challenges reminded me too much of gym class, but the mind games were great sport. Synonyms fun, amusement, amusing time, laugh, giggle, joke 1.2archaic A source of amusement or entertainment. 〈古〉笑料，笑柄 I do not wish to show myself the sport of a man like Williams 我不想成为怀尔德伊夫那种人的笑料。 2informal A person who behaves in a good or specified way in response to teasing, defeat, or a similarly trying situation. 〈非正式〉（对取笑、失败或类似尴尬情形）大度的人；持特定态度的人 go on, be a sport! 接着来，要输得起！ Angela's a bad sport 安吉拉是个开不起玩笑的人。 Example sentencesExamples Just seeing that clip go through, I was cracking up and I think Cate's such a good sport to send herself up in that way. She was a pretty good sport especially considering some of the scenes and lines she had to deliver. 3Biology An animal or plant showing abnormal or striking variation from the parent type, especially in form or color, as a result of spontaneous mutation. 〔生〕突变，芽变 verbspɔrtspôrt 1with object Wear or display (a distinctive or noticeable item) 穿戴；蓄留；展示（特殊或引人注目的东西） he was sporting a huge handlebar mustache 他留着巨大的翘八字胡。 Example sentencesExamples Rather oddly, the fireman sporting a handlebar moustache about to sip a saucer of hot cocoa is ignoring the fire ragtag behind him and turns his back on two colleagues who are tackling it. As my arms flew about in space, my hands sported enlarged puffy boxing mitts which had been sewn from muslin. While every one else was letting it all hang out, they sported suits, ties and short haircuts. Simon's search leads him to a strip club, where all the dancers sport astonishingly fake breasts. You instantly think about the patterns and designs we sport, what our outer markings are, and how we use them for both defense and allure. The smiling father sports a rifle nestled at his hip and wears a hat emblazoned with a coat of arms. She sports an excess of eye shadow and towers over 20 tiny infants scattered around on the floor and furniture in the room. After a lull in the late 90s, it's now cool again to sport the odd label here and there. The identically shaped sculptures each sport distinctive coloration, as well as striped or polka-dotted underpants. She sported a glamorous wardrobe, wearing a new gown every time she stepped on stage. The streak of white hair that he sports provides a bizarre touch that reflects the two-sided nature of the character's personality. A magazine editor and writer with a literary background, Fry wore impeccably tailored suits, always sporting a carnation in the lapel. Ben sports a film of cold sweat that never leaves his upper lip, matching the one glistening on my forehead. The young man's black hair is parted in the middle, he sports a moustache and sideburns, and wears a large black cravat under a wide wing collar. Here, the initial H is formed by two performers sporting long tunics and distinctive pointed shoes. In my first years as head writer, I sported a mustache. The performer appears on the cover sporting what looks like a nostril piercing but not much else. Finally, he winds up sporting just a cowboy hat and a smile in a seedy, drug-infested strip club. In three of four drawings in gouache and ink, the subject - her daughter - sports round-toed, strappy Mary Janes like an emblem of innocence. She extended the action to posters picturing her seated, wearing the same pants, but also sporting a machine gun. Synonyms wear, display, exhibit, have on show, show off, flourish, parade, flaunt 2no object Amuse oneself or play in a lively, energetic way. 尽情自娱；尽情玩耍 the children sported in the water 孩子们在水中尽情玩闹。 Example sentencesExamples He spent the day sporting with the lady of the castle and the old woman, while the lord of the castle was out hunting the enormous boar. Synonyms play, have fun, amuse oneself, entertain oneself, enjoy oneself, divert oneself, frolic, gambol, frisk, romp, cavort, caper Phrases in sport For fun. 为了开心 I have assumed the name was given more or less in sport 我猜，取这个名字多少是出于寻开心。 Synonyms as a joke, in jest, jokingly, for fun, teasingly, playfully make sport of 〈旧〉取笑 dated Make fun of. 〈旧〉取笑 Example sentencesExamples You're, you know, you're taking the national sport and making sport of it. And I realize that I have been made sport of by an awful lot of folks, particularly the late-night comedians. He knows how to humiliate people, find their weaknesses and make sport of them. She averted her eyes, thinking she was being made sport of. Of course, they were wonderful objects to make sport of and play with. Synonyms make fun of, poke fun at, chaff, make jokes about, rag, mock, laugh at, guy, satirize, be sarcastic about the sport of kings Horse racing. 赛马 Example sentencesExamples Ambitious plans to create a new, multi-million pound racecourse between Altham and Simonstone have left many people toasting the possible arrival of the sport of kings. Top institutional investors finding it hard to locate rich pickings on world markets are turning to the sport of kings to raise money for charity. This competition, combining music and the sport of kings with reading Waterford's finest newspaper, kicks off in this week's issue of the Waterford News & Star and continues for the next five weeks. Perhaps this type of punching was once the sport of kings, just as horse racing is said to be the sport of kings today. In 1937, during the darkest depths of the Great Depression, these four mongrels had a go at the sport of kings and beat the bluebloods at their own game. As reported, the filly, who turns two years old next month, is set to race this season, with early indications showing she could have an exciting future in the sport of kings. The semi-state company has overseen 12 months of unprecedented success for Irish horses in the sport of kings. Horseracing is known as the sport of kings for good reason. Now an East Yorkshire businessman is seeking to capitalise further on the Northern passion for the sport of kings. It just might edge into my top ten, but even I have been enthralled many, many times by the passion the sport of kings engenders. Origin Late Middle English (in the sense ‘pastime, entertainment’): shortening of disport. noun.1 phr.
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