Learning English Vocabulary| Sports Topic| 02

Learning English Vocabulary Topic about Sports 02
Sports vocabulary
1) Baseball /ˈbeɪsˌbɑːl/ noun
1. [noncount] : a game played on a large field by two teams of nine players who try to score runs by hitting a small ball with a bat and then running to each of the four bases without being put out
• He likes playing baseball.
• We watched baseball on TV last night.
— often used before another noun
• a baseball player/team/game
• a baseball bat/card
2. [count] : the ball used in baseball


2) Bench /ˈbɛntʃ/ noun
: a long seat where the members of a sports team wait for a chance to play
• He spent most of his season on the bench. [=he did not play in many games]
• He plays better coming off the bench. [=coming into the game after it has started]
— often used before another noun
• a bench player [=a reserve player; a player who is part of a team's bench]



3) Catcher /ˈkætʃɚ/ /ˈkɛtʃɚ/ noun
1. [count] : someone or something that catches something
• a dog catcher
• The cat is a good mouse catcher.
2. baseball : the player who plays behind home plate and catches the pitches thrown by the pitcher



4) Champion /ˈtʃæmpijən/ noun
1. : someone or something (such as a team or an animal) that has won a contest or competition especially in sports
• tennis champions
• the heavyweight boxing champion of the world
• Our team will play the defending/reigning/current champions next week.
• the newly crowned national/world/Olympic champions
— often used before another noun
• a champion boxer/skier/swimmer
• champion racehorses
2. : someone who fights or speaks publicly in support of a person, belief, cause, etc.
• He was a champion for the working classes.
— often + of
• She was a lawyer and a champion of children's rights.


5) Championship /ˈtʃæmpijənˌʃɪp/ noun
1. [count] : an important competition that decides which player or team is the best in a particular sport, game, etc.
• the heavyweight boxing championship
— often plural
• We made it to the basketball championships this year, but we lost in the final game.
— often used before another noun
• a championship game/race/match/competition
2. : the title of champion in a sport or game
• The team hasn't won a championship in 30 years.
• This year she'll be defending the championship. = She'll try to win the championship again.

6) Coach /ˈkoʊtʃ/ noun
1. [count] : a person who teaches and trains an athlete or performer
• a track/tennis star who has been working with a new coach
• a vocal/voice/drama coach
2. : a person who teaches and trains the members of a sports team and makes decisions about how the team plays during games
• a football/basketball/soccer coach