| 单词 | repechage |
| 释义 | repechage[ rep-uh-shahzh ] / ˌrɛp əˈʃɑʒ / noun(in cycling and rowing) a last-chance qualifying heat in which the runners-up in earlier heats race each other, with the winner advancing to the finals. Origin of repechage1925–30; <French repêchage second chance, equivalent to repêch(er) to fish up again (re-re- + pêcher to fish; Middle French, Old French pescher<Vulgar Latin *piscāre,Latin piscārī, derivative of piscisfish) + -age-age Words nearby repechagerepeated, repeater, repeating decimal, repeating firearm, repeat oneself, repechage, repel, repellent, repent, repentance, repentant Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for repechagerepechage / (ˌrɛpɪˈʃɑːʒ) / nouna heat of a competition, esp in rowing or fencing, in which eliminated contestants have another chance to qualify for the next round or the final Word Origin for repechageC19: from French repêchage literally: fishing out again, from re- + pêcher to fish + -age 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 |
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