gymnastics

1 DSO[uncountableU] a sport involving physical exercises and movements that need skill, strength, and control, and that are often performed in competitions 体操

a gymnastics display

体操表演

We don’t do gymnastics at school.

我们学校没有体操训练。

n GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?

In this meaning, gymnastics is followed by a singular verb:

Gymnastics is one of the most popular Olympic events.

2. mental/intellectual/moral gymnastics [plural]INTELLIGENT very clever thinking 非常聪明的想法

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mental/intellectual/moral gymnastics• None the less, great feats of mental gymnastics were per-formed to make them into atmospheric phenomena.• I changed into my running clothes and did three miles while I went through the mental gymnastics of getting the case organized.

3. verbal/linguistic gymnastics [plural]TALK TO somebody using words in a very clever way 遣词造句的高超技巧

—gymnastic adjectiveadj

The girls went through their gymnastic routine.

女孩子们完成了她们整套的体操动作。

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gymnastics• Korbut was a gymnastics gold medalist.• Myrtle has always been interested in sport and gymnastics and first started Medau work eighteen years ago.• Budding gymnastics champions will have somewhere new to practise their talents from in Aylesbury.• She was at the heart of the Karolyi gymnastics machine, eyeing the slightest flaws with remarkable ability.• As though somewhere, in a particularly lonely part of the world, there is betting on rhythmic gymnastics.• Dance technique is more embracing than that for any other physical activity such as sports, gymnastics, athletics and so on.• At this time of day, the gymnastics equipment was out on the mats, and anyone could use it.• The champ in that category would have to be John Tesh, who is supplementing his singing career with gymnastics coverage.

gym·nas·tics noun →n GRAMMAR1

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