gym·nast
noun/ˈdʒɪmnæst/
/ˈdʒɪmnæst/
- a person who performs gymnastics, especially in a competition
体操运动员 - Young gymnasts have to train for up to five hours a day.
年轻的体操运动员每天必须训练长达五个小时。
Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: other sportsc1- the Olympic gymnast who won a gold medal on a sprained ankle
在脚踝扭伤的情况下获得奥运会金牌的体操运动员 - She was a promising young gymnast until she injured her back.
在背部受伤之前，她是一位很有前途的年轻体操运动员。 - He swung down from the tree like a gymnast.
他像体操运动员一样从树上荡下来。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brilliant
- elite
- good
- …
- train
- compete
- perform
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Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French gymnaste or Greek gumnastēs ‘trainer of athletes’, from gumnazein ‘exercise naked’, from gumnos ‘naked’. - Young gymnasts have to train for up to five hours a day.