: a series of games or contests that make up a single unit of competition (as on a professional golf tour), the championship playoffs of a league or conference, or an invitational event
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: a knightly sport of the Middle Ages between mounted combatants armed with blunted lances or swords and divided into two parties contesting for a prize or favor bestowed by the lady of the tournament
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: the whole series of knightly sports, jousts, and tilts occurring at one time and place
She's an excellent tennis player who has won many tournaments. a golf tournament in which professionals compete against amateurs
Recent Examples on the WebThe tournament serves as the qualifier for next month’s Maryland State Golf Tournament. Randy Mcroberts, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2022 Central defender Miles Robinson will miss the tournament after tearing his left Achilles on May 7. Ronald Blum, ajc, 14 Sep. 2022 The tournament donates all net proceeds to charity. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 13 Sep. 2022 His match was one of four in match play that did not start Tuesday; bad weather and course cleanup have the tournament in catch-up mode.BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2022 The tournament runs from Saturday through Thursday at Erin Hills in the Town of Erin and Blue Mound Golf and Country Club in Wauwatosa. Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2022 The first tournament was held in 1914, 38 years after Orlando became a city and 96 years before Orlando City became a team. Roger Simmons, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2022 Alcaraz is the first player in six years to have faced down a match point en route to the title, and the first man in 30 years to face five-set matches in the fourth round, quarterfinals, and semifinals before ultimately winning the tournament. Corey Seymour, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2022 Organizers said Sunday that had the tournament set an attendance record of 888,044, many of them repeat visitors, during the three-week event in the New York City borough of Queens. Dennis Romero, NBC News, 11 Sep. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English tornement, from Anglo-French turneiement, from turneier
ADJECTIVE | VERB + TOURNAMENT | TOURNAMENT + VERB | TOURNAMENT + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤basketball, chess, golf, poker, tennis, etc.籃球、國際象棋、高爾夫球、撲克、網球等錦標賽▸➤qualifying, ranking, World Cup資格賽;排名賽;世界杯比賽▸➤European, international, local, national, regional, world歐洲/國際/地方/全國/地區/世界錦標賽▸➤major重大賽事▸➤one-day (in cricket板球)為期一天的比賽▸➤knockout, round-robin (both especially BrE) 淘汰賽;循環賽▸➤doubles, five-a-side, seven-a-side, etc.(in football/soccer足球) , sevens(in rugby英式橄欖球) , singles雙打錦標賽; 5 人、7 人等足球賽; 7 人橄欖球賽;單打錦標賽▸➤indoor室內賽▸➤club, open俱樂部賽;公開賽➤amateur, professional業餘錦標賽;職業錦標賽▸➤pre-season (especially BrE) 季前賽VERB + TOURNAMENT➤enter, play, play in, take part in (especially BrE) 參加錦標賽◇The tournament was played under floodlights.比賽在投光燈下進行。◇Several top teams have agreed to play (in) the tournament.已有數支頂級球隊同意參加此次錦標賽。➤win贏得錦標賽▸➤hold, host, organize舉辦/主辦/組織錦標賽TOURNAMENT + VERB➤take place錦標賽舉行TOURNAMENT + NOUN➤victory, win錦標賽獲勝◇her first tournament win of the season她在本賽季的第一場錦標賽勝利➤leader, winner錦標賽領先者/獲勝者➤final, game錦標賽決賽/賽事▸➤director, organizer, sponsor賽事總監;錦標賽主辦機構;錦標賽贊助商▸➤referee (especially BrE) 錦標賽裁判▸➤player, professional (especially BrE) 錦標賽選手/職業運動員◇the tournament professional at the local golf club本地高爾夫俱樂部的職業選手➤golf高爾夫球錦標賽◇She retired from tournament golf last year.她去年從高爾夫球賽場退役。PREPOSITION➤in a/the tournament在錦標賽中◇the strongest player in the tournament錦標賽中最強的選手➤out of a/the tournament離開錦標賽◇The loser will be out of the tournament.敗者將被淘汰出局。