| 单词 | anchor runner |
| 释义 | > as lemmasanchor runner b. Originally U.S. Sport (esp. Athletics and Swimming). Designating the final leg of a relay race, or a person who takes part in the final leg, as anchor leg, anchor runner, etc. Cf. sense 5b.Recorded earliest in anchorman n. 4. ΚΠ 1907 Washington Post 10 Mar. (Sporting section) 1/2 Haskins..was the anchor man of Philadelphia's outfit. 1933 Brownsville (Texas) Herald 9 Mar. 7/1 Pat..ran the anchor leg on the winning relay. 1958 Observer 3 Aug. 16/1 M. Spence..held off Britain's J. E. Salisbury on the anchor stage to win by a long yard. 1961 Sunday Times 16 July 20/7 He must surely be our best prospect as an anchor runner for the relay against America next week. 1982 Ebony 70/2 When he was a mere fourth-grader, he ran the anchor leg for a 300-yard shuttle relay team in the Penn Relays. 2007 J. Rice & B. Curtis Go Long! (2008) 16 Typically, the fastest runner runs the last or anchor lap. < as lemmas |
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