traceur
noun [ C ] sports specialized /træsˈɜːr/ /træˈsɝː/
(参与跑酷运动的)练习者
someone who does parkour (= an activity in which people move quickly around buildings and objects in a city while performing jumps and other skilful movements)
The word traceur is from the French word tracer which means "to move very quickly".
According to one traceur, parkour makes you approach problems in life differently because you have been trained to overcome obstacles. 据一位练习者说,跑酷运动让你以不同的方式处理生活中的问题,因为你已经接受了克服障碍的训练。
Synonym: free runner
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- Someone who does parkour is known as a traceur.
- Combining martial arts with gymnastics, the traceur runs through a cityscape as if chased, conquering any physical obstructions acrobatically.
- The move involves the traceur sliding through a box-shaped opening by bending their body in the same way that high jumpers do, and not touching any of the sides.