marathon
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT A marathon is a race in which people run a distance of 26 miles, which is about 42 km. 馬拉松賽跑
...running in his first marathon. …正在跑他的第一次馬拉松比賽。
2. ADJ If you use marathon to describe an event or task, you are emphasizing that it takes a long time and is very tiring. 漫長而累人的[ADJ n] [強(qiáng)調(diào)]
People make marathon journeys to buy glass here. 人們經(jīng)過漫長而艱辛的旅途到這兒來買玻璃。
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marathon /?m?r?θ?n/ (marathons)
劍橋詞典
- The marathon began at a cracking pace .
- Running a marathon takes a lot of doing .
- Running a marathon is a test of human endurance .
- These are the running shoes favoured by marathon runners .
- Fibber! You couldn't run ten kilometres , let alone a marathon!
marathon noun [C] (RACE)
a running race of slightly over 26 miles (42.195 kilometres )馬拉松賽跑（全長42.195公裡）
the London/New York marathon 倫敦／紐約馬拉松賽跑
She did/ran her first marathon in just under three hours . 她首次蓡加馬拉松比賽，就在3個(gè)小時(shí)內(nèi)跑完了全程。
例句
marathon noun [C] (LONG ACTIVITY)
an activity that takes a long time and makes you very tired
馬拉松式的活動，持久的活動
The election broadcast , a nine-hour marathon, lasts until seven o'clock in the morning . 長達(dá)9個(gè)小時(shí)的馬拉松式選擧報(bào)道一直持續(xù)到早上7點(diǎn)。 返回 marathon