【archery】 - A-level备考词汇

archery

UK:  ['ɑː(r)tʃəri]

US:  ['ɑrtʃəri]

n.

1.〔集合词〕弓箭手;射箭运动员

2.射箭,箭术

3.(弓、箭等)射箭用具

4.弓枝

1 . The first games took place in 1948 in London with two British teams competing in an archery competition.
第一届残疾人运动会于1948年在伦敦举行，当时有两支英国队伍参与了箭术的比赛。

2 . Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity.
射箭历来被用于狩猎和作战，但在近代，其主要用途是作为休闲活动。

3 . It was hard to even get a stand full of people to see people shoot in the early years of Olympic archery.
早年的射箭比赛观众席很难被坐满，更别说听见人们的喝彩。得到一个站满了人看到人们射在早期的奥运会射箭比赛。

4 . Her years of archery has allowed her to fire multiple arrows with keen accuracy.
她在箭术方面的历练使她能够一次发射多支箭，并依旧准确地命中敌人。

5 . Unfortunately, popularity was one of the weaker sides of Olympic archery.
不幸的是，奥运会射箭比赛在当时的人气是很差的。