| 单词 | defending champion |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdefending champion 3. Of a sportsperson, team, etc.: competing to retain a trophy or title currently held; esp. in defending champion. ΚΠ 1893 Fisherman & Farmer 27 Oct. Lord Dunraven's cutter Valkyrie represented the Royal Yacht Squadron, the defending champion being the New York sloop Vigilant. 1902 N.Y. Times 26 Oct. 16/7 The Englishmen were ready to concede the victory to the American defending champion. 1922 Chicago Daily News Almanac & Year Bk. 492/2 The Davis international tennis challenge cup was won from Australasia, the defending team, by the American challenging team. 1937 Life 13 Sept. 65/2 (caption) Runner-up Ray Bellows trounced Defending Champion Fischer in a semifinal. 1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 15 Jan. 17/6 A team with the experienced potential of the defending cup champions is letting its fans down badly when it wins only four of 19 games on the road. 2015 Denver Post (Nexis) 25 Jan. (Sports section) 7 c Nick began his NHL career in style, centering a line with Jeff Carter and Dwight King for the defending Stanley Cup champions. < as lemmas |
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