tournament
gb/tˈʊɹnəmənt/ us/tˈʊɹnəmənt/
A2
Engleză
~ 3500
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SUBSTANTIV
A2
1
Tipar de utilizare:
a [sport/game] tournament
She won the national tennis tournament last year.
Tavaly megnyerte az országos tenisztornát.
The city will host an international chess tournament next month.
A város jövő hónapban nemzetközi sakkversenynek ad otthont.
Our school is organizing a football tournament for charity.
He was eliminated in the second round of the tournament.
The tournament attracted players from around the world.
Exemple pentru cursanți
I played in a chess tournament.
Részt vettem egy sakkversenyen.
My team won the football tournament.
A csapatom megnyerte a futballtornát.
We have a tennis tournament at school.
The tournament starts next Monday.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse 'tournament' with 'match'. A 'match' is a single game, while a 'tournament' is made up of many matches.
Sens
Series of competitive matches
Colocații
chess tournament
|tennis tournament
|golf tournament
|win a tournament
|enter a tournament
Sinonime
competition (A general term for any contest; not necessarily involving multiple rounds.)
|
championship (Usually refers to the highest-level contest to determine the best player or team.)
Antonime
friendly match (A game played for enjoyment rather than as part of a competitive series.)
Teme
sports
|games
|competition
|arts_entertainment
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
A sports or game event where many people or teams play to find the winner.
A competition involving a series of games or matches between multiple participants or teams, usually culminating in a final to decide the overall winner.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
tournament
IPA
GB/tˈʊɹnəmənt/
US/tˈʊɹnəmənt/
Silabe și accent
tour - na - ment (3 silabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (tour)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: tournament
- Plural: tournaments
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
tournaments
noun
Related words
tourney
noun
Expresii
host a tournament
1/hˈoʊst ə tˈʊɹnəmənt/
fixed phrase
Organize and run competition
To arrange and manage a sports or game event.
Exemple
- Our city will host a major golf tournament this summer.
- They hosted the annual gaming tournament at the convention center.
knockout tournament
1/nˈɑkˌaʊt tˈʊɹnəmənt/
fixed phrase
Competition with single elimination
A competition where if you lose one game, you cannot continue playing.
Exemple
- The World Cup is played as a knockout tournament after the group stage.
- In a knockout tournament, one loss means you're out.
round-robin tournament
1/ɹˈaʊnd ɹˈɑbɪn tˈʊɹnəmənt/
fixed phrase
All-play-all competition format
A competition where every player or team plays against all the others.
Exemple
- The league uses a round-robin tournament to decide the champion.
- In a round-robin tournament, you face every opponent.
win the tournament
1/wˈɪn ðə tˈʊɹnəmənt/
fixed phrase
Become champion of competition
To finish first in a sports or game event.
Exemple
- She trained hard and won the tennis tournament.
- They were proud to win the tournament after months of practice.