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单词 athletic
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Definition of athletic in English:

athletic

adjective aθˈlɛtɪkˌæθ(ə)ˈlɛdɪk
  • 1Physically strong, fit, and active.

    big, muscular, athletic boys
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the film, Harris is an athletic coal miner determined to play professional rugby.
    • Darling, if you are a fit thirty-year-old, a sleeveless vest will indeed make you look sporty and athletic.
    • He was a slim and athletic young man in his mid-twenties with a copper tan.
    • Guys are ranked according to how athletic they are and girls are ranked by their looks.
    • They're athletic, quick, strong, aggressive guys and they're always improving.
    • He was a short man, less than five feet tall, but in his young days he was physically strong and athletic.
    • You would be hard pressed to find a more athletic person from a physical standpoint.
    • But he is a strong swimmer with an athletic build, and he eventually manages to save himself.
    • Big and strong but not as athletic as he needs to be, Snyder has room for improvement.
    • He was also an athletic boy yet he had no great liking for games.
    • Usually lean, they have strong bodies and may even be quite athletic.
    • They may be the stronger sex, powerful and athletic and all that, but men are as supple as steel girders.
    • On the down side, she wasn't very athletic and she hung out with some odd people.
    • Her body, once the robust athletic image of health, now requires a machine to keep it alive.
    • This must have been quite an achievement on a rope ladder and, to the best of my knowledge, he was not a very strong or athletic person.
    • Ollie Walsh was so brave and athletic and was quite the greatest hurling goalkeeper I saw.
    • This frog is the most athletic of all the frogs and has a broad background in physical endeavours.
    • As his athletic bulk has turned to flab, he is now seen as a danger only to fellow-users of public transport.
    • Shay's father knew that his son was not at all athletic and that most boys would not want him on their team.
    • Their gracefulness and expressiveness hid the fact that they were also very athletic and strong.
    Synonyms
    muscular, muscly, sturdy, strapping, well built, powerfully built, strong, powerful, robust, able-bodied, vigorous, hardy, lusty, hearty, hale and hearty, brawny, burly, broad-shouldered, thickset, Herculean
    fit, fighting fit, as fit as a fiddle, as fit as a flea, in good shape, in good trim, in trim, in tip-top condition, aerobicized, healthy, in good health, bursting with health, in fine fettle, as strong as an ox, as strong as a horse, as strong as a lion
    British in rude health
    informal sporty, husky, hunky, beefy, ripped, shredded
    North American informal buff
    US informal jacked
    dated stalwart
    literary thewy, stark
    technical mesomorphic
  • 2attributive Relating to athletes or athletics.

    athletic events
    an athletic club
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Up to this juncture Pat was a heavy smoker, lived life to the full and certainly showed no athletic prowess.
    • Sports physiologists know that athletic ability does not deteriorate nearly as rapidly as was once thought.
    • He has forged an impressive path to the pinnacle of one of the world's greatest athletic events.
    • During school I was always involved in sports and generally excelled in all athletic events.
    • It was an athletic event held against the backdrop of race, war, religion, and theatrics.
    • The company has become a $9 billion powerhouse that dominates the athletic shoe market.
    • He said they are starting their athletic training right away to prepare for it.
    • Together they have kept Tinryland athletic club to the forefront of national athletics.
    • In outdoor soccer, athletic attributes like speed and strength can be maximised.
    • Her athletic prowess was demonstrated in the numerous track and field trophies she won.
    • Paddy was always great company and is very sadly missed by the athletic fraternity.
    • Many people think of sports medicine as merely the treatment of athletic injuries.
    • Many people stretch before or after engaging in athletic activity.
    • Eight years later Tokyo was host to one of the greatest athletic battles in recent history.
    • We take this opportunity to thank them for their many hours of hard work and commitment to the athletic club.
    • They don't have to be the best or even better than average in every athletic event.
    • When I work on it, I really enjoy it but it's almost like professional athletic training.
    • Brian is a member of the Newcastle athletic club and the long jump is his specialist field.
    • The cold was no match for these paragons of athletic prowess and goodwill.
    • For competitions, archers will wear white shirts, white pants and white athletic shoes.
    • It is the height of the athletic track season and Sligo athletes are getting in on the action.
    Synonyms
    sporting, sports, games, gymnastic
    competitive

Derivatives

  • athletically

  • adverb aθˈlɛtɪk(ə)liæθ(ə)ˈlɛdək(ə)li
    • Phillips has taken up the challenge to develop a higher level of interest among the more athletically inclined students.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He was athletically built and he was seriously skinny.
      • A decade later and the sport is not only more athletically demanding, but there is clearly a younger breed of competitor more willing to challenge established methods.
      • Male athletes in general face greater present and long-term pressures to succeed athletically than do female athletes.
      • Tyler has applied himself both academically and athletically.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from French athlétique or Latin athleticus, from Greek athlētikos, from athlētēs (see athlete).

Rhymes

aesthetic (US esthetic), alphabetic, anaesthetic (US anesthetic), antithetic, apathetic, apologetic, arithmetic, ascetic, balletic, bathetic, cosmetic, cybernetic, diabetic, dietetic, diuretic, electromagnetic, emetic, energetic, exegetic, frenetic, genetic, Helvetic, hermetic, homiletic, kinetic, magnetic, metic, mimetic, parenthetic, pathetic, peripatetic, phonetic, photosynthetic, poetic, prophetic, prothetic, psychokinetic, splenetic, sympathetic, syncretic, syndetic, synthetic, telekinetic, theoretic, zetetic
 
 

Definition of athletic in US English:

athletic

adjectiveˌæθ(ə)ˈlɛdɪkˌaTH(ə)ˈledik
  • 1Physically strong, fit, and active.

    big, muscular, athletic boys
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the film, Harris is an athletic coal miner determined to play professional rugby.
    • Shay's father knew that his son was not at all athletic and that most boys would not want him on their team.
    • Usually lean, they have strong bodies and may even be quite athletic.
    • Her body, once the robust athletic image of health, now requires a machine to keep it alive.
    • Darling, if you are a fit thirty-year-old, a sleeveless vest will indeed make you look sporty and athletic.
    • Big and strong but not as athletic as he needs to be, Snyder has room for improvement.
    • He was also an athletic boy yet he had no great liking for games.
    • This frog is the most athletic of all the frogs and has a broad background in physical endeavours.
    • On the down side, she wasn't very athletic and she hung out with some odd people.
    • But he is a strong swimmer with an athletic build, and he eventually manages to save himself.
    • He was a short man, less than five feet tall, but in his young days he was physically strong and athletic.
    • He was a slim and athletic young man in his mid-twenties with a copper tan.
    • Guys are ranked according to how athletic they are and girls are ranked by their looks.
    • This must have been quite an achievement on a rope ladder and, to the best of my knowledge, he was not a very strong or athletic person.
    • As his athletic bulk has turned to flab, he is now seen as a danger only to fellow-users of public transport.
    • Ollie Walsh was so brave and athletic and was quite the greatest hurling goalkeeper I saw.
    • They may be the stronger sex, powerful and athletic and all that, but men are as supple as steel girders.
    • They're athletic, quick, strong, aggressive guys and they're always improving.
    • You would be hard pressed to find a more athletic person from a physical standpoint.
    • Their gracefulness and expressiveness hid the fact that they were also very athletic and strong.
    Synonyms
    muscular, muscly, sturdy, strapping, well built, powerfully built, strong, powerful, robust, able-bodied, vigorous, hardy, lusty, hearty, hale and hearty, brawny, burly, broad-shouldered, thickset, herculean
  • 2attributive Relating to athletes or athletics.

    athletic events
    an athletic club
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Her athletic prowess was demonstrated in the numerous track and field trophies she won.
    • The cold was no match for these paragons of athletic prowess and goodwill.
    • In outdoor soccer, athletic attributes like speed and strength can be maximised.
    • Many people think of sports medicine as merely the treatment of athletic injuries.
    • He said they are starting their athletic training right away to prepare for it.
    • Eight years later Tokyo was host to one of the greatest athletic battles in recent history.
    • It is the height of the athletic track season and Sligo athletes are getting in on the action.
    • It was an athletic event held against the backdrop of race, war, religion, and theatrics.
    • When I work on it, I really enjoy it but it's almost like professional athletic training.
    • Up to this juncture Pat was a heavy smoker, lived life to the full and certainly showed no athletic prowess.
    • Many people stretch before or after engaging in athletic activity.
    • Together they have kept Tinryland athletic club to the forefront of national athletics.
    • The company has become a $9 billion powerhouse that dominates the athletic shoe market.
    • Paddy was always great company and is very sadly missed by the athletic fraternity.
    • For competitions, archers will wear white shirts, white pants and white athletic shoes.
    • They don't have to be the best or even better than average in every athletic event.
    • We take this opportunity to thank them for their many hours of hard work and commitment to the athletic club.
    • He has forged an impressive path to the pinnacle of one of the world's greatest athletic events.
    • During school I was always involved in sports and generally excelled in all athletic events.
    • Brian is a member of the Newcastle athletic club and the long jump is his specialist field.
    • Sports physiologists know that athletic ability does not deteriorate nearly as rapidly as was once thought.
    Synonyms
    sporting, sports, games, gymnastic

Origin

Mid 17th century: from French athlétique or Latin athleticus, from Greek athlētikos, from athlētēs (see athlete).

 
 
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