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单词 acrobat
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ac•ro•bat /ˈækrəˌbæt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Sporta performer of gymnastic feats.
ac•ro•bat•ic, adj. See -acro-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ac•ro•bat  (akrə bat′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Sporta skilled performer of gymnastic feats, as walking on a tightrope or swinging on a trapeze.
  2. a person who readily changes viewpoints or opinions.
  • Greek akróbatos walking on tiptoe, equivalent. to akro- acro- + -batos, verbal adjective, adjectival of baínein to go; French word may be recoinage, or etymological reading of the Greek word
  • French acrobate
  • 1815–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
acrobat /ˈækrəˌbæt/ n
  1. an entertainer who performs acts that require skill, agility, and coordination, such as tumbling, swinging from a trapeze, or walking a tightrope
  2. a person noted for his frequent and rapid changes of position or allegiances: a political acrobat
Etymology: 19th Century: via French from Greek akrobatēs acrobat, one who walks on tiptoe, from acro- + bat-, from bainein to walk

ˌacroˈbatic adj ˌacroˈbatically adv
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