champion /ˈtʃæmpɪən/ CET4 TEM4 ( championing, championed, champions )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A champion is someone who has won the first prize in a competition, contest, or fight. 冠军

  例：

  ...a former Olympic champion.

  …一位前奥运冠军。

  例：

  Kasparov became world champion.

  卡斯帕罗夫成了世界冠军。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT If you are a champion of a person, a cause, or a principle, you support or defend them. 拥护者; 捍卫者

  例：

  He received acclaim as a champion of the oppressed.

  他作为被压迫者的捍卫者而受到了赞誉。

• 3. 

  V-T If you champion a person, a cause, or a principle, you support or defend them. 拥护; 捍卫

  例：

  He passionately championed the poor.

  他曾热情地捍卫穷人。