She used todo/playa lot of sport when she wasyounger.她年轻时经常参加体育运动。
[U]old-fashioned
enjoymentin doing things
乐趣；娱乐；消遣
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She's notespeciallyinterestedin sport.
There arerisksinherentinalmostevery sport.
There's so muchmoneyin sport thesedays.
I could neverplayteamsports - Ilackthecompetitivespirit.
She did a lot of sports atcollege.
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Sports & games generally
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board sport
buildering
choose
choose up sb/sth
classic
contact sport
cross-country
defensively
game
high jinks
insurance
multi-sport
parasport
parkour
pickup
pre-game
snooker
the first person
TTRPG
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sportnoun(PERSON)
[C]old-fashionedinformal
apleasant,positive,generouspersonwho does notcomplainabout things they areaskedto do or aboutgamesthat theylose:
乐观大度的人；有风度的人；输得起的人
Oh, Douglas - be a(good)sport and give me aliftto thestation.噢，道格拉斯——拿出点风度来，让我搭车去车站吧。
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spoilsportinformaldisapproving
[C]Australian English
afriendlyway oftalkingto a man orboy:
老兄，哥们儿
[as form of address]Hello sport - how are you?嘿，老兄——你好吗？
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angel
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brick
bunch
dear
gem
mensch
not be as black asyou arepaintedidiom
paragon
poppet
poster child
saint
salt
salt of the earthidiom
softie
sweetheart
sweetie
treasure
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sportnoun(BIOLOGY)
[C]biology,agriculturespecialized
ananimalorplantthat isslightlydifferent toothersof the samespecies(=type),especiallybecause of amutation(= achangein thegenesthatproducespermanentdifferences):
Infruittrees, sports arenaturallyoccurringmutations that can giveriseto a newvariety.
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allotmenteer
allotmenteering
aquaponics
arborist
beanpole
bed
blanch
graft
guerrilla gardening
hanging basket
hedgerow
hedging
homegrown
potsomethingoff
potsomethingon
potsomethingup
prune
repot
scythe
turf
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sport
verb[T]
uk/spɔːt/us/spɔːrt/
towearor bedecoratedwith something:
穿戴；装点
Back in the 1960s he sportedplatformheelsandhairdown past hisshoulders.20世纪60年代，他那时穿喇叭裤、厚底鞋，蓄着披肩长发。
Physical sports would probably be widely accepted as an exception to restrictive rules on consent, but two points must be borne in mind.
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What it does have is the ability to market and organise sports events, and extract a high price from advertisers and sponsors.
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More passive sports, such as angling, can also have an environmental impact.
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She had to make a claim against the insurers, because her friend had not had full cover for his sports car.
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One large shopping, sports and entertainments centre can give better services to the 100 000 people than the two old smaller centres.
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The stair is lit as a sports arena for play.
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Further, illegal fishing and unregulated sports fishing have contributed to fish depletion.
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She says that her knee hurt when she was young, and doctors told her parents and schoolteachers never to let her play sports.
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We currently recommend abstention from competitive or strenuous sports for the majority of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
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Predisposition to aggressiveness will not necessarily express itself as violent behaviour, but as talent in sports or creativity.
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All participants indicated that winning and losing was only a part of the sporting experience.
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Even more damaging to their theory is the fact that sports spectator disorder is not always synonymous with economic problems.
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Even when it comes to features, the arts and sports, we seek to cover events whose interest value goes well beyond national borders.
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People who r un the clubs and sporting associations determine which rules are operative therein, and they can modify those rules deliberately through amendments thereto.
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They competed in sports, organized clubs and concerts, attended chapel, threw parties and sometimes went to class.
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sport
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amateur sport
Recognition of the importance ofamateursportis therefore in line with the idea of bringing sport close to the citizens.
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chosen sport
Earlier in his speech, he referred to school as providing the first opportunity for pupils to learn the skills and tactics of their chosen sport.
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college sport
These functions include providing for school andcollegesport, but do not of course include the provision for general recreational facilities.
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