sports day
noun [ C ] UK uk/ˈspɔːts ˌdeɪ/ us/ˈspɔːrts ˌdeɪ/
(学校的)运动会
a day on which the children in a school compete in races, etc. against each other
School sports days often have a parents' race, too. 校运会也经常安排家长赛。
A school has banned the sack race and the three-legged run from sports days - in case the pupils are hurt. 一所学校已经禁止在运动会上举行跳袋比赛和三人腿比赛,以免学生受伤。
Compare: field day
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- All I knew about running was that I could beat everyone, even the bigger boys, on sports day.
- He won the egg and spoon race at the local junior school's sports day.
- Bernard is dreading the school sports day - is it really worth taking part when he knows he'll always come last?