defend a championship title
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to defend a championship title won in a previous competition
Primarily used in sports contexts to describe a champion attempting to retain their title in the next competition cycle.
Wèi卫
miǎn冕
guàn冠
jūn军
zài在
běn本
jiè届
bǐ比
sài赛
zhōng中
chéng成
gōng功
wèi卫
miǎn冕
。
The defending champion successfully defended their title in this year's competition.
Nán男
zǐ子
lán篮
qiú球
duì队
néng能
fǒu否
wèi卫
miǎn冕
，
jiù就
kàn看
zhè这
chǎng场
bǐ比
sài赛
le了
。
Whether the men's basketball team can defend their title depends on this game.
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Zhè这
wèi位
quán拳
shǒu手
céng曾
lián连
xù续
sān三
cì次
wèi卫
miǎn冕
shì世
jiè界
guàn冠
jūn军
。
This boxer defended the world championship three times in a row.
Shàng上
jiè届
guàn冠
jūn军
zài在
běn本
jiè届
bǐ比
sài赛
zhōng中
wèi卫
miǎn冕
shī失
bài败
，
tí提
qián前
chū出
jú局
。
The previous champion failed to defend their title in this competition and was eliminated early.