Assignment 2: Olympic Sport

Hurdles
noun. 跨欄
definition:
1.a frame or fence for jumping over in a race
2.a race in which people or horses jump over hurdles
the 400-metres hurdles
EXAMPLE:
1.He fell at the last hurdle.
2.She cleared all the hurdles easily and raced to the finishing line.


Shot‐put
noun. 鉛球
definition:
a sports competition in which a heavy metal ball is
thrown from the shoulder as far as possible
EXAMPLE:
He's practising for the shot put.


Gymnastics
noun. 體操
definition:
physical exercises and activities performed inside,
often using equipment such as bars and ropes
which are intended to increase the body's strength and
the ability to move and bend easily


Archery
noun. 射箭運動
definition:
the art or sport of shooting arrows


Fencing
noun. 擊劍
definition:
the sport of fighting with long thin swords
EXAMPLE:
I did a bit of fencing while I was at college.


Martial arts
noun. 武術
definition:
a sport that is a traditional Japanese or Chinese
form of fighting or defending yourself
EXAMPLE:
Kung fu and karate are martial arts.


Wrestling
noun. 摔角
definition:
a sport where two people fight and try to throw each other to the ground


Javelin
noun. 標槍
definition:
a long stick with a pointed end which is thrown in sports competitions
EXAMPLE:
She was first in the javelin.


Equestrian
noun. 馬術
definition:
a person who rides horses, especially as a job or very skilfully

Field hockey
noun. 曲棍球
definition:
a game played on a sports field between two teams of eleven players
who each have a curved stick with which they try to put a small hard ball
into the other team's goal


After using many dictionary from the list, I think Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary is better than others.
In Bilingual Dictionaries, YahooKimo Online Dictionary can't find some of the words,
so I used GOOGLE translate to find the Chinese translation.