athlete

An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed or endurance [耐力]. The use of the term in several sports, such as golf or auto racing, becomes a controversial issue [有争议，运动量太小。电子竞技不是体育].

Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-developed physiques obtained by extensive physical training and strict exercise accompanied by a strict dietary regimen [饮食制度].

athlete的词源是'prize, competition'.

An "all-round athlete" is a person who competes in multiple sports at a high level. The title of "World's Greatest Athlete" traditionally belongs to the world's top competitor in the decathlon (males) and heptathlon (females) in track and field [田径]. The decathlon consists of 10 events: 100 meters, long jump, shot put [铅球], high jump, 400 meters, 110 m hurdles [跨栏], discus [铁饼], pole vault [撑杆跳], javelin [标枪], and 1500 m. The heptathlon consists of seven events: the 100 m hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200 meters, long jump, javelin, and 800 meters. These competitions require an athlete to possess the whole spectrum of athletic ability in order to be successful including speed, strength, coordination, jumping ability, and endurance.

A triathlon is an endurance multisport race consisting of swimming, cycling, and running over various distances. An Ironman Triathlon is one of a series of long-distance triathlon races organized by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC), consisting of a 2.4-mile (3.86 km) swim, a 112-mile (180.25 km) bicycle ride and a marathon 26.22-mile (42.20 km) run, raced in that order. It is widely considered one of the most difficult one-day sporting events in the world. “就这跟小鸡子似的？” (赵丽蓉老师评电竞选手的身板)

Athlete's foot, known medically as tinea pedis, is a common skin infection of the feet caused by fungus. Signs and symptoms often include itching, scaling, cracking and redness. In rare cases the skin may blister. Athlete's foot fungus may infect any part of the foot, but most often grows between the toes. The next most common area is the bottom of the foot. The same fungus may also affect the nails or the hands. It is a member of the group of diseases known as tinea. 百度翻译: 脚癣，医学上称为足癣，是一种常见的由真菌引起的足部皮肤感染。症状和体征通常包括瘙痒、脱皮、开裂和发红。在极少数情况下，皮肤可能会起泡。脚癣可能会感染足部的任何部位，但最常见的是在脚趾之间生长。下一个最常见的部位是脚底。同样的真菌也可能影响指甲或手。它是一种被称为癣的疾病。

六级/考研单词: athlete, physics, endure, golf, controversy, issue, amateur, strict, multiple, meter, shot, hurdle, spectrum, coordinate, marathon, infect, symptom, seldom, affection, nail