cham‧pi‧on‧ship W3 / tʃæmpiənʃɪp / 名词

1 [可数名词] ( also championships [复数形式] ) a competition to find which player, team etc is the best in a particular sport :

the women’s figure skating championships

Greece won the European Championship.

2 [可数名词] the position or period of being a champion 同义词 title :

Warwickshire are the current holders of the cricket championship.

3 [ uncountable + of ] written the act of championing something or someone

COLLOCATIONS

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + championship

the world championship 29 nations competed in the world championship.

the national championship the Canadian National Championship

the British/European etc championship The team failed to qualify for the European Championship.

an international championship It was the final game of the international championship.

a golf/swimming/tennis championship the Women’s Golf Championship

the League championship (= for a particular group of teams or players ) the Football League Championship

动词

win/take the championship He won three national championships at Oklahoma.

lose the championship We lost the championship on the last day.

hold the championship The championships are being held next Sunday at the San Jose Arena.

a championship takes place The world indoor athletics championships took place in Canada.

NOUN + championship

a championship game/match He was playing in his first championship game of the season.

a championship race She was well ahead in the championship race.

a championship series (= a number of competitions ) the American League Championship series

the championship finals His team lost in the European Championship Finals.

a championship title (= the position of being the champion in a sports competition ) He’s trying to hold onto his world championship title.

THESAURUS

competition an organized event in which people or teams compete against each other, especially in order to win a prize : My sister entered a dance competition. | The winner of the competition will be an 名词 ced in June.

contest a competition in which people do an activity, and a group of judges decide the winner : a beauty contest | a contest to find America’s strongest man

championship an important sports competition to find the best player or team in the world or in a particular area : the European Athletics Championship | Brazil went on to win the world championship.

tournament a competition in a sport or game, in which many players or teams compete against each other until there is one winner : a golf tournament

quiz a competition in which people have to answer questions : a TV quiz show