sport

/spɔːt/ (bre, ipa) · /spɔːrt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈspȯrt/ (ame, mw)

sport — 名詞

  • sportsingular
  • sportsplural

1. A type of game or physical activity that follows a set of rules and is played fo

1.名詞A1
釋義

運動項目

有規則的體育競賽或遊戲

A type of game or physical activity that follows a set of rules and is played for enjoyment or as a paid job.

例句

Football is the most popular sport in Brazil.

足球是巴西最受歡迎的運動項目。

uncountable usage for a specific sport as a concept

Kwame plays three different sports at his high school.

Kwame 在他就讀的高中參加了三種不同的運動項目。

countable: specific sports named

同義詞
  • game

    focuses on the competitive match or contest itself rather than the broader category

  • athletics

    more formal, often used for track-and-field or organised competitive training

文法句型

[countable] a sport

the sport of [gerund/noun]

常見錯誤

❌I like to do sport every day.' (unnatural in American English)
✅I like to play sports every day.' or 'I like to do sports every day.
💡'sport' as an uncountable noun for general activity is more common in British English; American English prefers the plural 'sports'.

2. The general activity of doing physical movements and exercises to stay healthy o

2.名詞A1
釋義

體育活動

為健康或樂趣而從事的體能活動

The general activity of doing physical movements and exercises to stay healthy or have fun.

例句

The children at Camp Keystone did sport every afternoon, from football to relay races.

Camp Keystone 的孩子們每天下午都做運動，從足球到接力賽都有。

uncountable: general physical activity

After Jin's check-up, Dr. Hamza told her she needed more sport in her daily life.

做完 Jin 的健康檢查後，Hamza 醫生告訴她日常生活中需要多運動。

同義詞
  • exercise

    broader — includes non-competitive physical activity like walking or stretching

  • physical activity

    more formal and clinical, used in health contexts

文法句型

[uncountable] sport as general activity

用法筆記

Uncountable when referring to physical activity in general ('sport is good for you'). Countable when referring to a specific activity with rules ('football is a sport'). In American English, the plural 'sports' is more common for this general sense.

常見錯誤

❌Do you like sports?
✅Do you like sport?
💡both are acceptable, but British English prefers the uncountable 'sport' for general activity.

3. The fun or light-hearted feeling that comes from doing playful things.

3.名詞B1
釋義

玩樂；戲謔

開玩笑或娛樂的行為

The fun or light-hearted feeling that comes from doing playful things.

例句

The children made sport of the new teacher until she won them over.

孩子們一開始捉弄新來的老師，後來她贏得了大家的心。

older sense: make sport of = mock

Talia dropped the catch, but her teammates were teasing in sport and she laughed it off.

Talia 漏接了球，但隊友們只是鬧著玩地取笑她，她也一笑置之。

同義詞
  • fun

    the everyday modern word for enjoyment; 'sport' in this sense sounds dated

  • amusement

    more formal, less playful

用法筆記

This sense is somewhat old-fashioned or literary in modern English. It appears in fixed phrases like 'in sport' (as a joke) and 'make sport of' (to mock).

4. A person who is pleasant, generous, and willing to accept things cheerfully, esp

4.名詞B1
釋義

好脾氣的人

輸得起、樂於配合的人

A person who is pleasant, generous, and willing to accept things cheerfully, especially when losing a game or doing something they did not choose to do.

例句

Yael lost the chess match but smiled and shook hands — she is a real sport.

Yael 輸了西洋棋比賽但微笑握手——她真是個好脾氣的人。

fixed phrase: be a (real) sport

Be a sport and help me carry these boxes upstairs.

幫個忙吧，幫我把這些箱子抬到樓上去。

fixed phrase: be a sport = be kind and helpful

同義詞
  • good loser

    more literal; 'good sport' is broader and more idiomatic

  • team player

    emphasises cooperation rather than handling defeat

反義詞
  • bad sport

    the opposite expression for someone who complains when they lose

文法句型

be a (good) sport

be a (bad) sport

用法筆記

Typically used in the fixed expressions 'be a sport' or 'be a good sport'. A 'good sport' accepts defeat gracefully; a 'bad sport' complains or behaves poorly when losing. 'Be a sport' can also be a friendly request for help or cooperation.

常見錯誤

❌She is a sport person.
✅She is a good sport.
💡'sport' alone does not work as a personality description; you need 'good sport' or 'bad sport'.

5. A casual, friendly way to address a man or a boy whose name you do not know.

5.名詞B2
釋義

老兄

對男性友善的舊式稱呼

A casual, friendly way to address a man or a boy whose name you do not know.

例句

Hey there, sport, would you like to join us for a game?

嘿，老兄，要不要跟我們一起玩？

fixed phrase: hey sport as greeting

The old man nodded at the boy and said, 'Nice catch, sport!'

老人對男孩點了點頭說：「接得好，小夥子！」

同義詞
  • buddy

    the modern equivalent; much more common today

  • pal

    similar register, also somewhat old-fashioned

文法句型

used as a form of address

用法筆記

This sense is old-fashioned and has become rare in modern speech. It is mostly used by older speakers or in film dialogue set in the early-to-mid 20th century. Younger speakers would use 'dude', 'buddy', or 'man' instead.

6. An individual organism, such as a plant or animal, that shows a distinct and unu

6.名詞C1
釋義

突變體

基因變異導致的異常生物個體

An individual organism, such as a plant or animal, that shows a distinct and unusual change from the normal form of its species, usually resulting from a genetic mutation.

例句

The white peacock is a rare sport that lacks the usual pigmentation.

這隻白孔雀是缺乏正常色素的罕見突變體。

biology register: sport = mutant organism

Botanists discovered a sport of the rose bush with unusually large petals.

植物學家發現了一株花瓣異常大的玫瑰突變體。

同義詞
  • mutant

    the standard modern term; 'sport' is older and less common in current usage

  • variant

    broader — includes non-genetic variation and planned breeding

用法筆記

This technical term is used by biologists and horticulturists. It is not common in everyday conversation. In genetics, the term 'mutant' is far more frequent than 'sport'.

sport — 動詞

sport — 形容詞