| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sprint /sprɪnt/USA pronunciation v. - Sport to race at full speed for a short distance, as in running:[no object* (~ + ahead)]At the last minute he sprinted (ahead) to win the race.
- Sport to cover (a distance) in sprinting:[~ + object]to sprint a half mile.
n. [countable] - Sporta short race at full speed.
- Sporta burst of speed.
sprint•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sprint (sprint),USA pronunciation v.i. - Sportto race or move at full speed, esp. for a short distance, as in running, rowing, etc.
v.t. - Sportto traverse in sprinting:to sprint a half mile.
n. - Sporta short race at full speed.
- Sporta burst of speed at any point during a long race, as near the finish line.
- a brief spell of great activity.
- 1560–70; perh. continuing Old English *sprintan (compare gesprintan to emit); cognate with Old Norse spretta, Old High German sprinzan to jump up
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sprint /sprɪnt/ n - a short race run at top speed, such as the 100 metres
- a fast finishing speed at the end of a longer race, as in running or cycling, etc
- any quick run
vb (intransitive)- to go at top speed, as in running, cycling, etc
Etymology: 16th Century: from Scandinavian; related to Old English gesprintan to emit, Old Norse spretta to jump up, Old High German sprinzan to jump up, Swedish sprata to kickˈsprinter n |