athlete
part of speech
noun (an athlete, athletes)
meaning for a pupil
1) A person who is good at sports and trains to take part in them. tree →
2) (UK) A person who competes in athletics: running, jumping and throwing events. tree →
3) Athlete's foot: an itchy skin infection between the toes. tree →
sense in the lessons
In PE and sports stories it names runners, swimmers and players; in maths problems athletes have race times, distances and scores to compare. In health lessons athletes show how exercise, food and rest work together. Phrases: top athlete, professional athlete, Olympic athlete, athlete's foot.
examples
- The athlete trained every day for the race. tree →
- Olympic athletes come from all over the world. tree →
- She is a natural athlete and good at every sport. tree →
- The three athletes ran 100 m in 12.1, 11.8 and 12.4 seconds; who won? tree →
- Athletes need good sleep and healthy food. tree →
- Dry your feet well to avoid athlete's foot. tree →
note
Countable. Say ATH-leet (two syllables), not "ath-uh-leet". Adjective: athletic; the sports: athletics (UK) or track and field (US). In maths, the fastest athlete has the smallest time.
In the corpora
- Athlete's foot is a fungus that grows in warm, damp skin, so drying between your toes after washing helps stop it.
- Inhaled steroids are not the same as the steroids some athletes misuse.
- Athletes in adverts are paid to appear; they got fast from years of training, food and sleep, not from the can.
- Studies of young athletes reported more injuries in those who slept less than about 8 hours.
- Muscles repair and get stronger during rest and sleep, so professional athletes plan their sleep like their training.
Trees and pragmatics
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