marathon

/ˈmærəθən/ n.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

马拉松赛跑；漫长而艰难的活动；耐力赛

释义与例句

n. 马拉松赛跑
a running race of about 42 kilometres, or a long and difficult activity that takes a lot of effort
  1. She has been training for months to run her first marathon.
    她已训练数月，准备参加她的第一场马拉松。
  2. More than thirty thousand runners took part in the London marathon this year.
    今年有三万多名跑者参加了伦敦马拉松。
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  1. He crossed the marathon finish line in just over two hours.
    他在两小时多一点后冲过了马拉松终点线。
n. 漫长而艰难的活动；耐力赛
any activity or task that continues for a long time and is tiring or difficult
  1. The trial turned into a legal marathon lasting nearly two years.
    这场审判变成了一场持续近两年的法律马拉松。
  2. The board meeting was a marathon that stretched late into the night.
    董事会会议是一场拖到深夜的漫长会议。
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  1. Writing the thesis felt like a marathon rather than a sprint.
    写论文感觉更像一场马拉松而非短跑。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 marathon 本义指42公里马拉松赛跑，也比喻“漫长艰难的活动”，常用 a marathon of / a marathon session。

词族与关联词

反义词
  • sprint 短跑；冲刺
    marathon 强调长距离、需耐力的长时间活动；sprint 指短距离的全速冲刺，时间短、强度高。
    The athletes burst into a sprint for the final hundred metres. 运动员们在最后一百米全力冲刺。
常见搭配
  • run a marathon 跑马拉松
    He plans to run a marathon in every major city in Europe. 他计划在欧洲每个大城市跑一场马拉松。
  • a marathon session 漫长的一段时间
    The committee held a marathon session to finalise the budget. 委员会开了一场马拉松式会议来敲定预算。
  • the marathon distance 马拉松距离
    The full marathon distance is 42.195 kilometres. 全程马拉松的距离是42.195公里。