sport

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in Vietnamese Thể thao, môn thể thao

BrE /spɔːt/ AmE /spɔrt/

noun / verb en → vi

1 ACTIVITY [uncountable] A1

Thể thao, môn thể thao

a physical activity that you do for enjoyment and in which you try to beat other people or teams, such as football, tennis, or swimming

  • play a sport

Collocations winter sports · team sports

  • He plays football as a sport.

    Anh ấy chơi bóng đá như một môn thể thao.

2 COMPETITION [countable] A2

Cuộc thi thể thao, giải đấu

a competition in which people play sports against each other, such as a football match or tennis tournament

  • win/lose/win at a sport

Collocations Olympic sports · world sports championships

  • They won the sports competition.

    Họ đã thắng trong cuộc thi thể thao.

3 ACTIVITY [uncountable] B1

Hoạt động giải trí

a particular activity that you do for enjoyment, such as fishing or hunting

  • enjoy a sport

Collocations outdoor sports · water sports

  • Fishing is his favorite sport.

    Câu cá là môn thể thao yêu thích của anh ấy.

1 VERB [transitive] B2

Đùa cợt, trêu chọc

to treat someone in a way that shows you do not respect them, especially by making jokes about them or hurting their feelings

  • sport on somebody
  • He shouldn't sport on his friends.

    Anh ấy không nên trêu chọc bạn bè của mình.