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{ "term": "sport", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "image": "data/images/sp/sports_team.png", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "activity that you do for pleasure and that needs physical effort or skill, usually done in a special area and according to fixed rules", "labels": "(British English)North American English(British English)(North American English)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(North American English)", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "There are excellent facilities for sport and recreation." }, { "text": "I'm not interested in sport." }, { "text": "It's very difficult to make a career in **professional sport**." }, { "text": "Do you **do** any **sport**?" }, { "text": "Do you **play** any **sports**?" }, { "text": "the use of drugs in sport" }, { "text": "Australians love sport." }, { "text": "He enjoys sport, reading and travelling." }, { "text": "His only hobby is watching sport on TV." }, { "text": "He's a sporting icon even for people who don't like sport." }, { "text": "Playing competitive sport helped me develop as a person." }, { "text": "There are a lot of job opportunities in the sport and leisure industry." }, { "text": "She has a real passion for sport." }, { "text": "We encourage the children to get involved in sport." }, { "text": "a campaign to promote sports among women" }, { "text": "He does a lot of sport." }, { "text": "Did you do any sport at school?" }, { "text": "We played sports together when we were kids." }, { "text": "Did you play any sports in high school?" }, { "text": "Sports coverage in the local newspaper is good." }, { "text": "government funding for sports programmes for girls and women" }, { "text": "The council has allocated an extra £11 million to a new community sports club." }, { "text": "sports betting on the internet" }, { "text": "the construction of a new $250-million sports arena" }, { "text": "the school sports day" }, { "text": "sports shoes" } ], "topics": ["Sports: other sports", "Sports: ball and racket sports"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["amateur", "pro", "professional"], "verb + sport/sports": ["do", "play", "be involved in"], "sports + noun": ["event", "arena", "bar"], "preposition": ["in sport"], "phrases": ["love for sport", "love for sports", "love of sport"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "a particular form of sport", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "What's your favourite sport?" }, { "text": "Netball is the number one **team sport** played by women in England." }, { "text": "I need to take up a sport to get fit." }, { "text": "Why not learn to paint or play a sport?" }, { "text": "In the 1960s, the Soviet Union dominated the sport of gymnastics." }, { "text": "In theory, basketball is a non-contact sport." }, { "text": "After a serious knee injury the player was advised to quit the sport." }, { "text": "We started a bodybuilding magazine to promote the sport." }, { "text": "popular field sports such as football" }, { "text": "the sport of boxing" }, { "text": "Football has been a professional sport for a long time." }, { "text": "Taekwondo became an official Olympic sport at the 2000 Sydney Games." }, { "text": "Many dancers also take part in a competitive sport such as volleyball." }, { "text": "Two of the most popular sports among the boys are basketball and Thai boxing." }, { "text": "Outdoor sports enthusiasts, such as climbers and skiers, often use handheld GPS devices." }, { "text": "In winter we prefer an indoor sport like squash or badminton." }, { "text": "She claimed fox-hunting continues even though the sport has been banned." }, { "text": "the inherent dangers of adventure sports such as mountaineering" }, { "text": "Which is the country's most popular spectator sport?" }, { "text": "skiing, skating and other winter sports" } ], "topics": ["Sports: other sports", "Sports: ball and racket sports"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["mainstream", "major", "popular"], "verb + sport": ["take up", "dominate", "promote"], "preposition": ["sport of"], "phrases": [ "love for a sport", "love of a sport", "passion for a sport" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "used as a friendly way of addressing somebody, especially a man", "labels": "(Australian English, New Zealand English, informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "How are you doing, sport?" }, { "text": "Good on you, sport!" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "pleasure or fun", "sensetop": "in sport", "labels": "(old-fashioned)", "examples": [ { "text": "The comments were only made in sport.", "contextForm": "in sport" }, { "text": "to **make sport of** *(= to joke about)* **somebody/something**" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "a plant or an animal that is clearly and definitely different from its usual type", "labels": "(biology)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be unpleasant or unhelpful, especially in a difficult situation or when you have lost a game", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be generous, cheerful and pleasant, especially in a difficult situation or when you have lost a game", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "She's a good sport." }, { "text": "Go on, be a sport *(= used when asking somebody to help you)*." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/spɔːt/", "audio": "sp/sport/sport__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/spɔːrt/", "audio": "sp/sport/sport__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (in the sense ‘pastime, entertainment’): shortening of disport." }