英汉词典

1. （尤指田径项目的）运动员，运动选手
    An athlete is a person who does a sport, especially athletics, or track and field events.

    e.g. Daley Thompson was a great athlete.
           戴利·汤普森是位著名的运动员。

2. 运动健儿;身强力壮的人
    You can refer to someone who is fit and athletic as an athlete .

athlete

    e.g. I was no athlete.
           我根本不是当运动员的料。