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☑️ weightlifting (n.) 舉重
📖 the sport or activity of lifting heavy weights
#️⃣ 單字來源與延伸:
weightlifting 舉重擁有悠久的歷史,自1896雅典 (Athens) 奧運就被納入比賽項目之一,由 weight (當作名詞代表重量,重物)以及 lift (當作動詞代表提起,舉起)兩者結合而來。我們常聽到的「重量訓練」則是 weight training。
🎙 延伸學習,與舉重有關常見詞彙:
📝snatch (n.) 抓舉
📝clean and jerk (n.) 挺舉
📝barbell (n.) 槓鈴
📝dumb-bell (n.) 啞鈴
📝wide-grip (n.) 寬握距
📝close-grip (n.) 窄握距
📝chalk (n.) 防滑粉
🎙 延伸學習,舉重比賽方式?
🏋️♀️In the snatch, the barbell is lifted from the floor to above the head in one movement.
🏋️♀️The clean and jerk is a two-stage action — the barbell is first brought up to the chest before being jerked over the head.
🏋️♀️Athletes compete by performing each of these lifts three times and adding together the highest weight lifted in each.
🏋️♀️在抓舉項目中,槓鈴在一個動作中從地板上抬到頭頂。
🏋️♀️挺舉是一個兩階段的動作—首先槓鈴被帶到胸部,然後被猛拉過頭頂。
🏋️♀️運動員通過將每個舉重動作執行 3 次並將每次舉起的最高重量相加來進行比賽。
💬本集的必備例句
Taiwan's "Goddess of Weightlifting" has won the gold medal in dominating fashion, shattering three Olympic records and bringing her country its first gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
– Taiwan News, 27 July, 2021 (台灣「舉重女神」以壓倒性的實力奪得金牌,並粉碎三項奧運紀錄,並在2020年東京奧運上為國家帶來首面金牌。)
📈多讀一點點:
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4259356
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