雅思词汇解析（78）| 竞技比赛

　　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 stalemate

　　e.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.

　　以上就是今天新航道南京雅思辅导班小编分享的词汇，我们下期见。