名詞 javelin:

1. an athletic competition in which a javelin is thrown as far as possible
2. a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events

1. He poised the javelin in his hand before throw it.
   他把手中標(biāo)槍握穩(wěn)後擲了出去。
2. He poised the javelin in his hand before throwing it.
   他把手中標(biāo)槍握穩(wěn)後擲了出去。
3. She came second in the javelin game.
   她獲得標(biāo)槍比賽第二名。

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n.（名詞）
A light spear thrown with the hand and used as a weapon.
標(biāo)槍：一種用手投擲的且用作武器的輕型長矛
Sports
【體育運(yùn)動】
A metal or metal-tipped spear, about 2.5 meters (8ô feet) in length, used in contests of distance throwing.
標(biāo)槍：一種用于投擲距離的比賽的金屬的或帶金屬尖端的長矛，長約2.5米(8ô英尺）
The athletic field event in which a javelin is thrown.
標(biāo)槍：一種投標(biāo)槍的田徑賽項(xiàng)目

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old French javeline [diminutive of] javelot
源自 古法語 javeline [] javelot的小后綴
[of Celtic origin]
[源于凱爾特語]