champion
noun [ C ] uk/ˈtʃæm.pi.ən/ us/ˈtʃæm.pi.ən/
(WINNER)
B1 (informal champ)（人或动物）冠军，获胜者
someone or something, especially a person or animal, that has beaten all other competitors in a competition
an Olympic champion 奥运会冠军
She is the world champion for the third year in succession. 她第3次蝉联世界冠军。
The defending champion will play his first match of the tournament tomorrow. 卫冕冠军将在明天参加锦标赛的第一场比赛。
Who are the reigning European football champions? 谁是目前的欧洲足球冠军？
- More examples
- She's the women's 1500 m champion .
- He looks set to become world champion again this year.
- The defending champion will play her first match of the tournament tomorrow.
- Who are the reigning European football champions?
- And our quiz champion tonight, with 46 points, is Jackie.
(SUPPORTER)
C2 拥护者;卫士，捍卫者;斗士
a person who enthusiastically supports, defends, or fights for a person, belief, right, or principle
She has long been a champion of prisoners' rights/the disabled/free speech. 长期以来，她一直是囚犯权利／残疾人利益／言论自由的捍卫者。
champion
verb [ T ] uk/ˈtʃæm.pi.ən/ us/ˈtʃæm.pi.ən/
支持，声援;捍卫，为…斗争
to support, defend, or fight for a person, belief, right, or principle enthusiastically
He has championed constitutional reform for many years. 他支持宪法改革好多年了。
Compare: defend
champion
adjective, exclamation Northern English informal uk/ˈtʃæm.pi.ən/ us/ˈtʃæm.pi.ən/
优秀的，第一流的，很好的
excellent