tko

IPA/ˌtiː.keɪˈəʊ/
IPA/ˌtiː.keɪˈoʊ/

tko — noun

  • tkosingular
  • tkosplural

1. a way of winning a boxing match when the referee or the ringside doctor decides

1.名詞B1
釋義

a way of winning a boxing match when the referee or the ringside doctor decides that one fighter is too hurt or weak to continue safely, without the fighter needing to be knocked unconscious by a punch.

例句

The referee stopped the fight in the fifth round and gave Dario a TKO victory.

passive: gave [fighter] a TKO victory

Ryo lost his title match by TKO after the ringside doctor examined his swollen eye.

by TKO — through referee stoppage

同義詞
  • technical knockout

    the full, more formal version of the same term

  • stoppage

    a broader term for any fight stopped by an official, not limited to boxing

  • referee stoppage

    emphasises that the referee was the one who ended the fight

反義詞
  • decision

    a win decided by the judges' scorecards after the full number of rounds, not by a stoppage

文法句型

win/lose by TKO

score/record a TKO

用法筆記

TKO is an abbreviation pronounced as three separate letters T-K-O (tee-kay-oh). It is used mostly in boxing and mixed martial arts (MMA). Unlike a KO (knockout), where a fighter is knocked down and cannot get up, a TKO happens while the fighter is still standing or conscious.

常見錯誤

❌The boxer won by a TKO knockout.
✅The boxer won by TKO.' or 'The boxer won by a technical knockout.
💡TKO already contains 'knockout', so adding 'knockout' after it is redundant.
❌He got a TKO in the ring and woke up in the hospital.
✅He got a KO in the ring and woke up in the hospital.
💡A TKO means the fighter was conscious when the fight stopped; a KO means the fighter was knocked out cold.