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- an 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
as modifier (sports) a sports centre.体育运动中心。
1.1
sports
Brit. 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。
1.2
- mass noun [usu. with adj.] 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。
1.3
- mass noun dated 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。
1.4
- archaic 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。
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- informal 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。
2.1
- chiefly Austral./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！
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- Biology 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。
1
- with obj. 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 moustache.
他留着巨大的翘八字胡。
2
- no obj. 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。
短语
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。
make sport of
- dated make fun of〈旧〉取笑。
the sport of kings
- horse racing赛马。
派生词
sporter
noun词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'pastime, entertainment'）： shortening of DISPORT.