champions
champions — 名詞
- championssingular
- championsesplural
1. people, teams, or animals that finish first in a competition or hold the top tit
冠軍
比賽中的第一名
people, teams, or animals that finish first in a competition or hold the top title.
The champions lifted the trophy before the crowd left the stadium.
冠軍們在觀眾離開體育場前舉起獎盃。
champions as competition winners
Last year's champions returned with a younger squad and faster defense.
去年的冠軍帶著更年輕的陣容和更快的防守回來。
champions from a previous season
The spelling champions practiced every morning before the national final.
拼字比賽冠軍們每天早上都在全國決賽前練習。
Both chess champions agreed to play one more exhibition match.
兩位西洋棋冠軍同意再打一場表演賽。
- winners
general word for people or groups that win
- titleholders
emphasizes holding an official title
- runners-up
people or teams that finish second
用法筆記
Use this plural noun for winners or title holders. It often appears after a competition name, as in league champions or world champions.
常見錯誤
2. people who strongly defend, support, or speak up for someone, a belief, or a rig
倡導者
積極支持的人
people who strongly defend, support, or speak up for someone, a belief, or a right.
The nurses became champions of safer shifts after the accident.
事故後，那些護理師成了更安全輪班制度的倡導者。
champions of a reform
Several local champions helped the library win funding for repairs.
幾位地方倡導者幫助圖書館爭取到維修經費。
champions as active supporters
The campaign needs champions who can explain the policy clearly.
這場運動需要能清楚解釋政策的倡導者。
Teachers were early champions of the new reading program.
教師們是新閱讀計畫早期的倡導者。
- advocates
formal word for people who publicly support a cause
- defenders
emphasizes protecting someone or something from criticism or attack
- supporters
broader and less forceful
- opponents
people who argue or work against something
用法筆記
In this sense, champions are active defenders or advocates, not competition winners. The phrase champion of is common before the cause or person supported.
常見錯誤
champions — 動詞
- championspresent simple I / you / we / they
- championses3rd person singular
- championsing-ing form
- championsedpast simple
1. supports or defends a person, right, idea, or cause with energy and public commi
倡議
公開支持並捍衛
supports or defends a person, right, idea, or cause with energy and public commitment.
The mayor champions safer streets in every budget meeting.
市長在每次預算會議中都倡議街道更安全。
champions + public policy
This charity champions children whose families cannot afford lawyers.
這個慈善團體為付不起律師費的兒童發聲。
champions + people needing support
The editor champions new writers from small regional magazines.
那位編輯力挺來自小型地方雜誌的新作家。
Our union champions equal training for part-time staff.
我們的工會倡議兼職員工也能接受平等訓練。
- opposes
means to argue or work against something
文法句型
champions + cause/person/policy
用法筆記
This verb normally takes a direct object. It is stronger and more public than simply liking or quietly supporting something.
常見錯誤
champions — 形容詞
- championspositive
- more championscomparative
- most championssuperlative
1. very good or excellent, especially in older or informal British use.
極佳
非常好
very good or excellent, especially in older or informal British use.
The children had a champions day at the village fair.
孩子們在村莊市集度過了極棒的一天。
champions meaning excellent
Grandad called the meal champions after tasting the first spoonful.
祖父嚐了第一口後，稱這頓飯非常棒。
champions as praise
It was champions weather for walking along the coast.
那是適合沿著海岸散步的絕佳天氣。
The band gave a champions performance despite the rain.
儘管下雨，樂團仍帶來了一場極佳的演出。
- excellent
standard and widely understood
- first-rate
emphasizes very high quality
- poor
means low in quality
用法筆記
This adjective sense is rare and regionally marked. In standard modern English, excellent or first-rate is usually clearer.