stadium

Definitions

From Greek stadion via Latin — originally a unit of length (about 185 m) and the running track of that length where Greek footraces were held. The track was a fixed, 'standing' measured course; the word came to mean the arena built around it. Distantly linked to the 'stand' family.

Common Collocations

• 1.sports stadium体育场
• 2.football stadium足球场
• 3.Olympic stadium奥运体育场
• 4.pack a stadium坐满整个体育场

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The stadium was packed with sixty thousand fans.

• 2.

  They built a new stadium for the Olympics.