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单词 victor
释义
victorvic‧tor /ˈvɪktə $ -ər/ noun [countable] formal Word Origin
WORD ORIGINvictor
Origin:
1300-1400 Latin victus, past participle of vincere ‘to defeat, win’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • The victors are waving to the crowd as they do their lap of honour.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • In addition, the victor sees it as a sign of capitulation by his opponent.
  • It has the earmarks of a Democratic primary fight, the kind of struggle that invariably leaves the victor wounded.
  • So Agamemnon spoke to both armies, declaring that Menelaus was victor and bidding the Trojans give Helen back.
  • The victims can become victors by taking power forcibly in their own hands.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorthe person or team that wins
· The winner will receive a prize of $500.· The crowd roared as the winner crossed the finishing line.winner of · On Thursday the judges will be announcing the winner of this year's Booker Prize.
a person who has won a competition, especially in sport: · Mohammed Ali, the former world heavyweight boxing champion, will appear on the 'Tonight' show next week.defending champion (=the person who won last time and is trying to win again): · As defending champion, he is expected to reach the final.reigning champion (=the present champion who won the competition last time): · Bjorn Borg was the reigning Wimbledon champion for five years.
: winning team/player/horse etc (=the team, player etc that wins) · The winning team will go through to the grand final in London.· A group of reporters followed the winning jockey and horse into the winner's enclosure.
written the winner in a war, election, or important sporting event: · After the war, the victors returned in triumph.· The victors are waving to the crowd as they do their lap of honour.
having won an important fight, competition, election, etc: · He shook hands with his victorious opponent.· Three young men from the victorious team came forward to collect their trophy.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB
· After an acrimonious and close battle, Guinness emerged narrowly as the victor.· Kemp emerged the victor, after clinching the fifth and final set 10-9.· As long as she'd been fighting him there had still been a hope that she might eventually emerge the victor.· From this struggle Lugard emerged the official victor.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • But the outright winner has to be the microwave.
the winner of a battle, game, competition etc:  After the game the victors returned in triumph.
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