a person who has defeated or surpassed all rivals in a competition, especially a sporting contest 冠军 [as modifier]a champion hurdler. 跨栏冠军。
a person who fights or argues for a cause or on behalf of another 斗士;提倡者;捍卫者 a champion of financial probity. 财政清廉的提倡者。 ■(historical)a knight who fought in single combat on behalf of the monarch (史)(代表君主出战的)骑士
verb
[with obj.]support the cause; defend 支持(事业);捍卫 priests who championed human rights. 捍卫人权的牧师。
adjective
(Brit. informal or dialect)excellent (英,非正式或方)出众的;极好的 ‘Thank ye, lad,’ the farmer said. ‘That's champion.’. “谢了,伙计,”农夫说,“棒极了。”。
adverb
(Brit. informal or dialect)very well (英,非正式或方)很好地;非常妥善地;非常令人满意地 those slacks'll do champion. 那裤子会很合适的。
语源
Middle English (denoting a fighting man): from Old French, from medieval Latin campio(n-) 'fighter', from Latin campus (see camp)