tournament
UK/ˈtʊrnəmənt/US/'tә:nәmәnt/
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Definitions
n.
A competition of many contestants or teams playing a series of games to find an overall winner.
锦标赛，联赛（多名选手或队伍通过一系列比赛决出冠军）。
n.
Historically, a medieval contest in which knights jousted on horseback.
（历史上）中世纪骑士比武大会。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom Old French *tornoiement*, from *torner* 'to turn' (tornāre). In a medieval tournament, knights repeatedly 'turned' their horses to wheel around and charge again. The 'turning' of the contest survives in the modern word for a multi-round competition.
Root tort still carries 27 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.host a tournament举办锦标赛
- 2.win a tournament赢得锦标赛
- 3.knockout tournament淘汰制赛事
- 4.tournament champion锦标赛冠军
Example Sentences
- 1.
Sixteen teams qualified for the knockout tournament.
- 2.
She won her first major tennis tournament at nineteen.
- 3.
The city is bidding to host the tournament next year.