Tra từ champ - Từ điển LongMan Dictionary

I. verb
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ David is champing at the bit.
▪ He champed on his gum in time to the music, and kept a poker-faced expression.
▪ It was our first time in the saddle and it had daughter, 11, champing at the bit for more.
▪ Meanwhile the owners or their descendants champ impatiently to recover and lovingly restore what is left of the family heritage.
▪ Most seem to have lived on the sea floor, champing their way through mud.
▪ No doubt he was waiting for her in the foyer, champing at her non-appearance.
▪ Within three months Eva was champing at the bit.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
NOUN
heavyweight
▪ The former world heavyweight champ was supposed to write a book documenting his prison experiences but clearly finds fiction more enjoyable.
▪ He was a thug when he came off the streets with explosive fists to become the youngest heavyweight champ ever.
▪ Husband John used to be a professional boxer ... and has beaten former heavyweight champ Joe Bugner on more than one occasion.
world
▪ Twigg, the reigning world champ in pursuit, should strike gold again.
▪ Only Cardus, and maybe Vukmanovich really knew he had what it takes to be world champ.
▪ Elie, who can back up both Horry and Drexler, represents the eighth wonder of the world champs.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ They've been the league champs for the past five years.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ A casual drug user has an ice cream habit and a champ is some one who refuses to reveal their supplier.
▪ From national champs to national chumps.
▪ Husband John used to be a professional boxer ... and has beaten former heavyweight champ Joe Bugner on more than one occasion.
▪ The champ took a dive, hit the deck, and split wide Open.
▪ Trials bike champ, Steve put on a display to show what can be achieved.

champ

I. champ¹ /tʃæmp/ verb [INTRANSITIVE AND TRANSITIVE] British English
[date : 1500-1600; Origin : Probably from the sound of eating]
1. to bite food in a noisy way SYN chomp

2. be champing at the bit
to be unable to wait for something patiently

II. champ² noun [COUNTABLE] informal
[date : 1800-1900; Origin : champion]
a champion:
　 ▪ the world champ