| 释义 |
ˈpress-up
[f. press v.1 + up adv.1]
An exercise in which the body is raised from a prone position by straightening the arms while keeping the hands and feet on the ground and the legs straight; (see also quot. 1961).
1947J. Bertram Shadow of War 208 Press-ups are a fairly strenuous exercise at the best of times. 1955M. E. B. Banks Commando Climber iii. 33 We went through the usual climbing exercises such as press-ups with the finger tips and not the palms of the hands. 1956Kunzle & Thomas Freestanding i. 22 Start with the feet on the third or fourth wall bar and do press-ups as before. 1961J. S. Salak Dict. Amer. Sports 341 Press Up (mountain climbing), an upward movement on rock completed by pressing down on the palms of the hands on large flat holds and ledges. 1967New Scientist 28 Dec. 766/1 When we say that an athlete is ‘fit’, we generally mean that he can perform some arbitrary feat, like 50 press-ups, without getting unduly puffed. 1978Rugby World Apr. 33/3 It's hard on the club coach who has to motivate players with whom he probably played and has to try to get one of his best friends to do another half-a-dozen sprints or extra press-ups. |