discus

'diskәs

n. an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible
n. a disk used in throwing competitions

n. 铁饼, 掷铁饼比赛
[医] 盘, 板, [圆]片

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BNC 频率

23,384

使用频率

discus 的词根是 dis-，表示分开或散开，结合 cus（来自拉丁语），可以联想到一个圆盘被扔出去，分散到空中。

例句

1. The athlete practiced throwing the discus every day.

那位运动员每天练习投掷铁饼。

2. In the Olympics, the discus event is always exciting to watch.

在奥运会上，铁饼比赛总是令人兴奋。

3. He won a gold medal in the discus competition last year.

他去年在铁饼比赛中赢得了金牌。