javelin

名词 javelin:

1. an athletic competition in which a javelin is thrown as far as possible
2. a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events

1. He poised the javelin in his hand before throw it.
   他把手中标枪握稳後掷了出去。
2. He poised the javelin in his hand before throwing it.
   他把手中标枪握稳後掷了出去。
3. She came second in the javelin game.
   她获得标枪比赛第二名。

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n.（名词）
A light spear thrown with the hand and used as a weapon.
标枪：一种用手投掷的且用作武器的轻型长矛
Sports
【体育运动】
A metal or metal-tipped spear, about 2.5 meters (8ô feet) in length, used in contests of distance throwing.
标枪：一种用于投掷距离的比赛的金属的或带金属尖端的长矛，长约2.5米(8ô英尺）
The athletic field event in which a javelin is thrown.
标枪：一种投标枪的田径赛项目

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French javeline [diminutive of] javelot
源自 古法语 javeline [] javelot的小后缀
[of Celtic origin]
[源于凯尔特语]