全球|EDG是什么?( 三 )


whittle sth. down
表示“使缩小;使(人数)减少” , 英文解释为“to gradually reduce the size of something or the number of people in a group”举个??:
We had 20 applicants for the job, but we've whittled them down to three.
这个职位我们有20位申请者 , 我们已经将其筛减到了3位 。
The upcoming finals pairing will see the reigning champions "DWG KIA" (commonly referred to as "Damwon Gaming") going toe-to-toe with the "Edward Gaming" team. The former comfortably took last year's title, with a 3-1 victory over Suning, but their challengers have proven themselves to be capable adversaries over the past month, so it could go either way.
在即将到来的决赛中 , 卫冕冠军“DWG KIA”(通常称为“Damwon Gaming”)将与“Edward Gaming”(EDG)队交锋 。 前者以3-1战胜苏宁 , 轻松拿下了去年的冠军 , 但他们的挑战者EDG在过去一个月里已经证明了自己是有实力的对手 , 所以最终比赛谁赢都有可能 。
reigning
reigning /?re?n??/ 表示“(冠军)本届的;现任的” , 英文解释为“The reigning champion is the most recent winner of a contest or competition at the time you are talking about.”如:the reigning champion 卫冕冠军 , 举个??:
he's the reigning champion at Wimbledon.
她是本届温布尔登网球赛冠军 。
toe-to-toe
表示“正对面;直接竞争” , 英文解释为“directly opposing or competing with each other”举个??:
We don’t have to go toe-to-toe with our competitors in every market.
我们不需要在每一个市场与我们的竞争者正面直接竞争 。
对比:
??在杨倩yyds!!!文中出现另一个词:head-to-head , 原句:In this new event, two qualifying rounds narrow the field down for two head-to-head matchups, one for gold and one for bronze. 在这个新项目中 , 通过两轮资格赛淘汰参赛选手 , 最终进行两场正面对决 , 一场争夺金牌 , 一场争夺铜牌 。
??head-to-head表示“正面交锋” , 英文解释为“involving a direct competition between two people or teams” , 如:a head-to-head contest 正面竞争 。
title
作名词 , 熟词僻义 , 表示“(竞赛、体育比赛的)冠军” , 英文解释为“[C] the position of being the winner of a competition, especially a sports competition”如:the world heavyweight title 重量级世界拳击冠军 。
adversary
adversary /??dv?s?r?/ 表示“对手 , 敌手” , 英文解释为“Your adversary is someone you are competing with, or arguing or fighting against.”
Followers of e-sports think that the smart money is still on DWG KIA—as they generally have a better track record and Edward Gaming hasn't necessarily dominated its competition so far. That being said, upsets are not unheard of in esports.
电竞迷们认为DWG KIA仍然可能赢得总冠军 , 因为他们通常有更好的赛事记录 , 而EDG到目前为止还不一定在其竞争中占优势 。 话虽如此 , 电竞中的爆冷并非闻所未闻 。

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