美国之音官网|每天一词defending champion

今天我们要学的词是defending champion。

The defending champion, 是指卫冕冠军。

"The defending Olympic champion Liu Xiang pulled out of the 110-meter hurdles Monday," 110米跨栏上届奥运会卫冕冠军刘祥星期一退出了比赛。

"Defending champion China crushed Japan to advance to the women's volleyball quarterfinals," 上届奥运卫冕冠军中国队击败日本队，进入女排四分之一决赛。

好的，今天我们学习的词是defending champion...