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单词 three-peat
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Definition of three-peat in English:

three-peat

verb
[no object]North American informal
  • Win a particular sporting championship three times, especially consecutively.

    三次夺冠(尤指三连冠)

    until somebody beats them in a best-of-seven series, the Bulls rate as the favourite to three-peat
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Please accept the fact that Woods will three-peat at the Masters, and the reasons why.
    • He gained national acclaim by three-peating at the World Series of Poker.
    • Everyone knew that the Lakers would three-peat, but now it's official.
    • The Lakers won't be three-peating unless they come off cruise control for the conference finals.
    • In the lead up I could not believe people even giving Collingwood a chance, now I wish I had spoken up more on my belief that Brisbane was always going to three-peat.
    • One day after Marion Jones failed to three-peat in the 100 metres, Czech Tomas Dvorak remained on target to win his third straight decathlon at the World Championships here.
    • Too bad the NHL doesn't hand out the Stanley Cup in the fall, or the Coyotes would have three-peated by now.
    • Now the only drama will be whether Carlos Franco (who loves the humidity) can three-peat.
    • The winner of Game 5 will have the unenviable task of trying to put a halt to the Lake Show's quest to three-peat.
noun
North American informal
  • A third win of a particular sporting championship, especially the third of three consecutive wins.

    三次夺冠(尤指三连冠)

    all eyes were on the 49ers' bid for a three-peat
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Barbadian will try for a three-peat as she heads off to the Jamaican Open this week.
    • Although the Lakers have rebounded well during the season's second half, the future of many of the players who've contributed to their three-peat is in doubt.
    • And although head coach Dave Hammond said his team's goal was to complete the three-peat, he said he was very impressed by Waterloo's efforts at the provincial tournament.
    • After a historic three-peat, he briefly walks away from the spotlight and his team, only to return amid new surroundings, having discarded his classic squad in favor of new, younger collaborators.
    • They are an able cast of winners with their eyes set on a three-peat.
    • Last year, when we were trying to do a three-peat, the pressure was huge.
    • I worked very hard, so I'm trying to come out and dominate, and by doing that I'm trying to get a three-peat.
    • It's a question that could decide whether the Yanks pull off the World Series three-peat.
    • While a three-peat didn't materialize for the Sparks this year, Dixon has moved on and after a vacation will again be playing in Europe.
    • He is hopeful that the school will be able to mount a serious challenge for a three-peat.
    • Early in his career, and even through the Bulls' first three-peat, Michael Jordan was most dangerous facing the basket.
    • However, a three-peat and four world championships in five years has easily qualified them for dynasty status, especially in this era of the three-tiered postseason.
    • We're only halfway home toward our goal of a three-peat.
    • There will be a new champ; Minnesota, which was going for a three-peat, was knocked out in the quarter-finals by Minnesota-Duluth.
    • The team conceivably could be working on a three-peat next season.
    • With this year's title a seeming certainty for him, you know he'll be back and hungry as ever for a championship three-peat.
    • Now in his final year, he is confident of a two-peat, though he joked about feeling a bit cheated out of a follow-up three-peat.
    • He was named 2004 Wellington coach of the year for his part in the Black Sox’ unprecedented three-peat of world softball championships.

Origin

1980s: from three + a shortened form of repeat.

Definition of three-peat in US English:

three-peat

verbθri pit
[no object]North American informal
  • Win a particular sports championship three times, especially consecutively.

    三次夺冠(尤指三连冠)

    the Bulls rate as the favorite to three-peat
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Please accept the fact that Woods will three-peat at the Masters, and the reasons why.
    • Too bad the NHL doesn't hand out the Stanley Cup in the fall, or the Coyotes would have three-peated by now.
    • The Lakers won't be three-peating unless they come off cruise control for the conference finals.
    • The winner of Game 5 will have the unenviable task of trying to put a halt to the Lake Show's quest to three-peat.
    • He gained national acclaim by three-peating at the World Series of Poker.
    • One day after Marion Jones failed to three-peat in the 100 metres, Czech Tomas Dvorak remained on target to win his third straight decathlon at the World Championships here.
    • In the lead up I could not believe people even giving Collingwood a chance, now I wish I had spoken up more on my belief that Brisbane was always going to three-peat.
    • Now the only drama will be whether Carlos Franco (who loves the humidity) can three-peat.
    • Everyone knew that the Lakers would three-peat, but now it's official.
nounθri pit
North American informal
  • A third win of a particular sports championship, especially the third of three consecutive wins.

    三次夺冠(尤指三连冠)

    all eyes were on the 49ers' bid for a three-peat
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Barbadian will try for a three-peat as she heads off to the Jamaican Open this week.
    • Last year, when we were trying to do a three-peat, the pressure was huge.
    • We're only halfway home toward our goal of a three-peat.
    • Now in his final year, he is confident of a two-peat, though he joked about feeling a bit cheated out of a follow-up three-peat.
    • There will be a new champ; Minnesota, which was going for a three-peat, was knocked out in the quarter-finals by Minnesota-Duluth.
    • While a three-peat didn't materialize for the Sparks this year, Dixon has moved on and after a vacation will again be playing in Europe.
    • They are an able cast of winners with their eyes set on a three-peat.
    • I worked very hard, so I'm trying to come out and dominate, and by doing that I'm trying to get a three-peat.
    • It's a question that could decide whether the Yanks pull off the World Series three-peat.
    • Early in his career, and even through the Bulls' first three-peat, Michael Jordan was most dangerous facing the basket.
    • Although the Lakers have rebounded well during the season's second half, the future of many of the players who've contributed to their three-peat is in doubt.
    • He was named 2004 Wellington coach of the year for his part in the Black Sox’ unprecedented three-peat of world softball championships.
    • The team conceivably could be working on a three-peat next season.
    • And although head coach Dave Hammond said his team's goal was to complete the three-peat, he said he was very impressed by Waterloo's efforts at the provincial tournament.
    • However, a three-peat and four world championships in five years has easily qualified them for dynasty status, especially in this era of the three-tiered postseason.
    • After a historic three-peat, he briefly walks away from the spotlight and his team, only to return amid new surroundings, having discarded his classic squad in favor of new, younger collaborators.
    • He is hopeful that the school will be able to mount a serious challenge for a three-peat.
    • With this year's title a seeming certainty for him, you know he'll be back and hungry as ever for a championship three-peat.

Origin

1980s: from three + a shortened form of repeat.

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