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2018-07-10来源:和谐英语
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Grand Slam - n. the four most important yearly tennis events (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open)

title - n. the status or position of being the champion in a sport or other competition

era - n. a period of time that is associated with a particular quality, event, person, etc.

tournament - n. a sports competition or series of contests that involves many players or teams and that usually continues for at least several days

rank - v. to place (someone or something) in a particular position among a group of people or things that are being judged according to quality, ability, size, etc.

seeded - adj. player or team that is ranked as one of the best in a competition (such as a tennis tournament) in order to be sure that the best players or teams do not play against each other in the early part of the competition

abandon - v. to stop doing or having (something) : to give up (something) completely