(noun.)theoccupationofathleteswhocompeteforpay.
(noun.)anactivediversionrequiringphysicalexertionandcompetition.
(noun.)someonewhoengagesinsports.
(noun.)apersonknownforthewayshe(orhe)behaveswhenteasedordefeatedorsubjectedtotryingcircumstances;'agoodsport';'apoorsport'.
(noun.)(Mainecolloquial)atemporarysummerresidentofMaine.
(verb.)wearordisplayinanostentatiousorproudmanner;'shewassportinganewhat'.
(n.)Thatwhichdiverts,andmakesmirth;pastime;amusement.
(n.)Mock;mockery;contemptuousmirth;derision.
(n.)Thatwithwhichoneplays,orwhichisdrivenaboutinplay;atoy;aplaything;anobjectofmockery.
(n.)Play;idlejingle.
(n.)Diversionofthefield,asfowling,hunting,fishing,racing,games,andthelike,esp.whenmoneyisstaked.
(n.)Aplantorananimal,orpartofaplantoranimal,whichhassomepeculiaritynotusuallyseeninthespecies;anabnormalvarietyorgrowth.SeeSportingplant,underSporting.
(n.)Asportsman;agambler.
(v.i.)Toplay;tofrolic;towanton.
(v.i.)Topracticethediversionsofthefieldortheturf;tobegiventobetting,asuponraces.
(v.i.)Totrifle.
(v.i.)Toassumesuddenlyanewanddifferentcharacterfromtherestoftheplantorfromthetypeofthespecies;--saidofabud,shoot,plant,oranimal.SeeSport,n.,6.
(v.t.)Todivert;toamuse;tomakemerry;--usedwiththereciprocalpronoun.
(v.t.)Torepresentbyanykndofplay.
(v.t.)Toexhibit,orbringout,inpublic;touseorwear;as,tosportanewequipage.
(v.t.)Togiveutterancetoinasportivemanner;tothrowoutinaneasyandcopiousmanner;--withoff;as,tosportoffepigrams.
凯思琳校对
n.[1].Play,diversion,amusement,pastime,game,fun,frolic,gambol,prank,jest,recreation,hilarity,entertainment,merriment,mirth,jollity,joviality,pleasantry,merry-making.[2].Mockery,derision,mock,ridicule,contemptuousmirth.
v.n.Play,frolic,disport,wanton,skip,frisk,romp,caper,makefun,makemerry.
v.a.[Colloquial.]Exhibit,display,makeashowof.
安吉拉校对
SYN:Play,frolic,wantonness,joke,diversion,merriment,gaiety,fun,amusement,recreation,game,pastime
ANT:Work,seriousness,business,earnestness
校对:雷明顿
v.i.toplay:tofrolic:topractisefielddiversions:totrifle.—v.t.toamuse:tomakemerry:torepresentplayfully:tospendinsportordisplay.—n.thatwhichamusesormakesmerry:play:mirth:jest:contemptuousmirth:anythingforplayingwith:atoy:idlejingle:fielddiversion:ananimalorplantoroneofitsorgansthatvariessingularlyandspontaneouslyfromthenormaltype.—n.Sport′eronewhosports:asportsman.—adj.Sport′fulfullofsport:merry:fullofjesting.—adv.Sport′fully.—n.Sport′fulness.—adj.Sport′ingrelatingtoorengaginginsports.—adv.Sport′ingly.—adj.Sport′iveinclinedtosport:playful:merry:amorouswanton.—adv.Sport′ively.—n.Sport′iveness.—adj.Sport′lesswithoutsportormirth:sad.—n.Sports′manonewhopractisesoroneskilledinfield-sports.—adj.Sports′man-like.—ns.Sports′manshippracticeorskillofasportsman;Sports′womanashe-sportsman.—Sportone'soak(seeOak).