plural redshirts
plural redshirts
Learner's definition of REDSHIRT
[count] US, sports
: a college athlete who practices with a team but does not play any official games红衫运动员(与球队一起训练但不参加正式比赛的大学运动员) ◊ Since college athletes are only officially allowed to play for four years, being a redshirt for a year makes it possible for an athlete to attend the school for five years and play for four of those years.大学运动员只允许参加四年的比赛,但作为红衫运动员可以在大学待五年,其中四年可参加比赛。
— redshirt
verb redshirts; redshirted; redshirting