marathon
US
UK marathon n: (long-distance footrace)
SC 马拉松赛跑 mǎ lā sōng sài pǎo
I will run my third marathon this year.
marathon n: figurative (test of endurance) (比喻)
SC （考验耐心，毅力的）活动、事件 kǎo yàn nài xīn，yì lì de huó dòng shì jiàn
Writing my thesis is a marathon!
marathon adj: figurative (very long) (比喻)
SC 马拉松
I just finished a marathon house-cleaning, and I'm exhausted.
我刚刚完成了大扫除马拉松，筋疲力尽。
half-marathon n: (running: 13-mile footrace) (13英里)
SC 半程马拉松
He won the marathon in 2 hours 15 minutes, but I took longer than that for a half-marathon.
marathon race n: (26-mile race run on foot)
SC 马拉松长跑 mǎ lā sōng cháng pǎo
The marathon race is one of the highlights of the Olympic Games.
marathon runner n: (person who runs in a marathon race)
SC 马拉松选手 mǎ lā sōng xuǎn shǒu
The marathon runner collapsed from exhaustion as soon as he crossed the finishing line.
marathon session n: figurative ([sth] that tests endurance) (比喻)
SC 马拉松式的事情
SC 漫长的会议
SC 旷日持久的会议
The kids played a marathon session of football in the park this morning.