sport
US: /ˈspɔɹt/
UK: /spˈɔːt/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
sport /spɔ:t/- danh từ
- thể thao
- inter-university sports: cuộc thi thể thao giữa các trường đại học
- athletic sports: điền kinh, cuộc thi điền kinh
- sự giải trí; sự chơi đùa, sự nô đùa; trò đùa, trò cười, trò trớ trêu
- in sport: đùa, chơi
- to make sport of somebody: trêu ai
- to be the sport of Fortune: là trò trớ trêu của số mệnh, bị số mệnh trớ trêu
- cuộc giải trí, cuộc vui chơi ngoài trời (đi săn, đi câu...)
- (từ lóng) người tốt, người có tinh thần tượng võ, người thẳng thắn, người trung thực, người có dũng khí
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (thông tục) con bạc
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (thông tục) anh chàng ăn diện, công tử bột
- (sinh vật học) biến dị
- thể thao
- nội động từ
- giải trí; chơi đùa, nô đùa, đùa cợt; trêu chòng
- (sinh vật học) biến dị
- ngoại động từ
- chưng, diện
- to sport a gold tie-clip: chưng cái kẹp ca vát bằng vàng
- to sport away
- tiêu phí (thời gian...) bằng nô đùa, chơi thể thao...
- to sport one's oak
- (xem) oak
- chưng, diện
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb+ noun
1 [U] (BrE) (AmE sports [pl.]) activity that you do for pleasure and that needs physical effort or skill, usually done in a special area and according to fixed rules: There are excellent facilities for sport and recreation. + I'm not interested in sport. + the use of drugs in sport
2 [C] a particular form of sport: What's your favourite sport? + team / water sports + a sports club
See also -
3 [C] (informal, especially AustralE) used as a friendly way of greeting sb, especially a man: How are you doing, sport? + Good on you, sport!
4 [U] (formal) amusement or fun: The comments were only made in sport. + to make sport of (= to joke about) sb/sth
5 [C] (technical) a plant or an animal that is different in a noticeable way from its usual type
Idioms: be a (good) sport (informal) to be generous, cheerful and pleasant, especially in a difficult situation: She's a good sport. + Go on, be a sport (= used when asking sb to help you).
+ verb
1 [VN] to have or wear sth in a proud way so that everyone can see: to sport a beard / a diamond ring / a flower in your buttonhole + She was sporting a T-shirt with the company's logo on it.
2 [V +adv./prep.] (literary) to play in a happy and lively way
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 recreation, diversion, pastime, amusement, entertainment, play, distraction, relaxation, divertissement, pleasure, enjoyment, fun:
I fish for sport, not to earn a living.
2 jest, humour, fun, mockery:
They often call him rude names, but only in sport.
3 make sport of. tease, deride, make a laughing-stock (of), (hold up to) ridicule, make a fool of:
She doesn't like it when you make sport of her husband.
v.
4 frolic, gambol, cavort, romp, caper, play, frisk, lark, rollick, skip about:
These octogenarians are sporting about like young foals.
5 show off, exhibit, flaunt, display, wear:
Keith arrived, sporting the latest in Italian footwear.
Collocation
ADJ.
mainstream, major, popular
popular field sports such as football
| minor, minority | amateur, professional, semi-professional | competitive | inter-club, inter-school, etc. | contact, non-contact
In theory, basketball is a non-contact sport.
| active | dangerous, hazardous, risky | gruelling | spectator | indoor, outdoor | summer, winter | individual, team | adventure
the inherent dangers of adventure sports such as mountaineering
| field | country | motor | water | combat
Combat sports such as karate and judo carry with them the risk of injury.
| racket | equestrian | blood, cruel
VERB + SPORT
do, play
He does a lot of sport. We played sports together when we were kids.
| take up
I need to take up a sport to get fit. SPORT + NOUN (The following nouns all follow
sports
.),
event | centre, club, facilities, field, ground, hall, pavilion, stadium, venue | day
the school sports day
| person, personality, star | team | enthusiast, fan, follower | commentator | channel, coverage, page, paper
Sports coverage in the local newspaper is quite good.
| correspondent, editor, journalist, photographer, reporter, writer | injury | bag | equipment | goods | clothes/clothing | shop
PREP.
in ~
the use of dogs in sport
PHRASES
the world of sport
Concise dictionary
sports|sported|sportingspɔrt /spɔːtnoun
+an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
+the occupation of athletes who compete for pay
+(Maine colloquial) a temporary summer resident of Maine
+a person known for the way she (or he) behaves when teased or defeated or subjected to trying circumstances
+someone who engages in sports
+(biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
+verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
verb
+wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner
+play boisterously
