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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
champion
cham·pion [champion champions championed championing] noun, verb BrE [ˈtʃæmpiən] NAmE [ˈtʃæmpiən] noun 1. a person, team, etc. that has won a competition, especially in a sport •the world basketball champions •a champion jockey/boxer/swimmer •the reigning champion (= the person who is ↑champion now) 2. ~ (of sth) a person who fights for, or speaks in support of, a group of people or a belief •She was a champion of the poor all her life. Word Origin: Middle English (denoting a fighting man): from Old French, from medieval Latin campio(n-) ‘fighter’, from Latin campus ‘level ground’, specifically applied to the Campus Martius in Rome, used for games, athletic practice, and military drill.. Example Bank: •The reigning champion will defend her title tonight. •The two winners will move onto a one-game final to determine the champion. •the Olympic skating champion •He became a leading champion for victims of miscarriages of justice. •He was the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. •She became best known as a vigorous champion of the rail link. •She is a former Olympic skating champion. •The double world sprint champion has been banned for drug-taking. •The race was won by the Irish champion jockey, Michael Kinane. verb ~ sth to fight for or speak in support of a group of people or a belief •He has always championed the cause of gay rights. Verb forms: Word Origin: Middle English (denoting a fighting man): from Old French, from medieval Latin campio(n-) ‘fighter’, from Latin campus ‘level ground’, specifically applied to the Campus Martius in Rome, used for games, athletic practice, and military drill.. Example Bank: •A local trust has been set up to champion the restoration of the landscape.
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