雅思词汇解析（78）|竞技比赛
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March 9, 20242雅思词汇解析 | | 栏目推送说明雅思词汇解析，释义到用法，清清楚楚每一次的进步，都是来自点点滴滴的积累本期作者：张悦本周我们来学习与竞技比赛相关的词汇。1. streak /ˈstriːk/v.（连续成功或失败的）一段时间搭配：a winning/losing streak 连赢；连输on a winning / unbeatable streak 处于连赢状态e.g. His winning streaks were broken by a younger competitor.e.g. Despite all their efforts, the team found themselves on a winless streak, struggling to break free from defeats.补充：break free from 摆脱v. streak 使布满条痕；夹杂着…e.g. He looked about forty years of age, but his dark hair was streaked with grey.2. psych /saɪk/搭配1：psych somebody. up 给某人加油打气e.g. He was trying to psych himself up before the race.搭配2：psych somebody out 使（某人）精神紧张;在心理上压倒某人e.g. Go for it! Don’t psych yourself out!e.g. He was trying to psych me out by reminding me of the last time he beat me.e.g. Putting on a game face might be a double-edged sword: You might psych out some players or you might motivate them even more.补充：a double-edged sword 双刃剑put on a game face 面临挑战竞争或压力时，表现出坚定、专注和决心的表情。3. stalemate /'steɪlmeɪt/n. 僵局;僵持常见搭配：end in a stalematee.g. It seemed that the dispute ended in a stalemate.e.g. The basketball game ended in a stalemate, as neither team was able to score the winning point in the final seconds.其他补充：draw n. 平局；不分胜负的比赛e.g. The game ended in a draw.e.g. The game was a draw.4. dead weight /'ded weit/someone or something that makes success more difficult 累赘；负担e.g. Despite all his dedicated efforts, Jack was a dead weight on the team owing to his inexperience in national-level games.e.g. His lack of engagement in the group project made him feel like a dead weight among his active teammates.以上就是今天的词汇，我们下期见。
