marathon

英 [ˈmærəθən]

美 [ˈmærəθɑːn]

n.  马拉松赛跑(距离约42公里，合26英里); 马拉松式的活动(或工作)
adj.  需要极大持久力的

复数：marathons　

高考CET6TEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.7224 / COCA.6448

牛津词典

noun

• 马拉松赛跑（距离约42公里，合26英里）
  a long running race of about 42 kilometres or 26 miles
  1. the London marathon
     伦敦马拉松赛跑
  2. to run a marathon
     参加马拉松赛跑
• 马拉松式的活动（或工作）
  an activity or a piece of work that lasts a long time and requires a lot of effort and patience
  1. The interview was a real marathon.
     这次面试真是一场马拉松。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 马拉松赛跑(全程26英里，约合42公里)
  Amarathonis a race in which people run a distance of 26 miles, which is about 42 km.
  1. ...running in his first marathon...
     参加他生平第一次马拉松比赛
  2. Rodgers can also claim four victories in the New York Marathon.
     罗杰斯也能在纽约马拉松比赛中4次夺冠。
  3. The marathonis the sport of running marathon races.
     马拉松比赛
  4. ...when I took up the marathon.
     当我开始参加马拉松比赛的时候
• ADJ 马拉松式的;漫长而累人的;耗时费力的
  If you usemarathonto describe an event or task, you are emphasizing that it takes a long time and is very tiring.
  1. People make marathon journeys to buy glass here.
     人们千里迢迢赶到这里购买玻璃。
  2. ...a marathon session of talks with government representatives.
     与政府代表们马拉松式的会谈
  3. ...the medical team which successfully carried out the marathon operation.
     成功地完成了长时间手术的医疗小组

英英释义

noun

• any long and arduous undertaking
  Synonym:endurance contest
• a footrace of 26 miles 385 yards

双语例句

• I saw you on TV winning the Boston marathon.
  我在电视里看到你赢了波士顿马拉松。
• I give up halfway through the marathon.
  在跑马拉松的中途我就放弃了。
• People make marathon journeys to buy glass here.
  人们千里迢迢赶到这里购买玻璃。
• How can he enter a marathon with an idiot?
  他怎么会和一个傻子去参加比赛？
• A thirty-nine-year-old competitor collapsed half-way through the marathon and died shortly afterwards.
  一名39岁的马拉松参赛者跑到一半时瘫倒在地，没过多久就死了。
• George: yes. I ran the marathon when I was on the Yale track team.
  乔治：是的，让我在耶鲁的田径队时，我跑马拉松。
• He set up a new national record in the marathon race.
  他创造了马拉松赛跑的全国新记录。
• Another Cup marathon between the two sides is now a distinct possibility.
  双方很可能再进行一场马拉松式的优胜杯比赛。
• With this tiny little skill, I was able to train for and run a marathon within a year.
  通过这个细小的技巧，我能够在一年内得到训练并跑下来马拉松。
• Run the marathon, not a sprint in life and work.
  把人生和工作当作一场马拉松，而不是短跑冲刺。