endurance
part of speech
noun (endurance — uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) The ability to keep going through something long, hard or painful without giving up. tree →
2) (sport) The ability to keep up physical effort for a long time; stamina. tree →
3) The ability of something to last for a long time without breaking. tree →
sense in the lessons
In PE and science: endurance sports (long-distance running, swimming, cycling); building endurance by training; heart and lungs. In stories and history: the endurance of explorers like Shackleton (his ship was called Endurance). In the Bible: patience and endurance in hard times. Phrases: «test of endurance», «endurance race», «beyond endurance», «build endurance».
examples
- Running a marathon takes great endurance. tree →
- Shackleton's crew showed amazing endurance on the ice. tree →
- Swimming helps build endurance. tree →
- The long car journey was a test of endurance. tree →
- The pain was beyond endurance. tree →
- The rope's endurance was tested by the heavy boat. tree →
- Endurance means not giving up when things get hard. tree →
- But Petru was no coward; the fight he had gone through had strengthened his powers of endurance, and he stood the test bravely. tree →
note
Uncountable. Verb: «endure»; adjective: «enduring» (lasting). Close word: «stamina». Not the same as «speed»: a sprinter needs speed, a marathon runner needs endurance.
Trees and pragmatics
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