请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 marathon
释义

marathon

[ mar-uh-thon, -thuhn ]
/ ˈmær əˌθɒn, -θən /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR marathon ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a foot race over a course measuring 26 miles 385 yards (42 kilometers 195 meters).
any long-distance race.
any contest, event, or the like, of great, or greater than normal, length or duration or requiring exceptional endurance: a dance marathon; a sales marathon.

Origin of marathon

First recorded in 1895–1900; allusion to Pheidippides' 26-mile (42-kilometer) run from Marathon to Athens to carry news of the Greek victory over the Persians in 490 b.c.

Words nearby marathon

marasmus, Marat, Maratha, Maratha Confederacy, Marathi, marathon, Marathon, Battle of, marathoner, marathon group, Marathonian, Marat, Jean-Paul

Definition for marathon (2 of 2)

Marathon
[ mar-uh-thon ]
/ ˈmær əˌθɒn /

noun

a plain in SE Greece, in Attica: the Athenians defeated the Persians here 490 b.c.
an ancient village that is near this plain.
Classical Mythology. a son of Epopeus and the father of Corinthus.
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for marathon

British Dictionary definitions for marathon (1 of 2)

marathon
/ (ˈmærəθən) /

noun

a race on foot of 26 miles 385 yards (42.195 kilometres): an event in the modern Olympics
  1. any long or arduous task, assignment, etc
  2. (as modifier)a marathon effort

Word Origin for marathon

referring to the feat of the messenger who ran more than 20 miles from Marathon to Athens to bring the news of victory in 490 bc

British Dictionary definitions for marathon (2 of 2)

Marathon
/ (ˈmærəθən) /

noun

a plain in Attica northeast of Athens: site of a victory of the Athenians and Plataeans over the Persians (490 bc)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
随便看

 

英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/12/23 9:24:43