► 名詞
選手 [(1)せんしゅ] meaning: athlete rank: 1
☆ 彼は野球選手だ ⇨ He is a baseball player
More examples:
- オリンピック選手団を首相が激励した ⇨ The prime minister gave a pep talk to the Olympic national team
 - コーチは選手にドリブルを実演してみせた ⇨ The coach showed dribbling for his players
 - 彼は柔道の名選手として名を馳せた ⇨ He became famous as an ace judo wrestler
 - 彼は先頭の選手にかなり離された ⇨ He fell behind the leader by some distance
 - 彼は世界最高の選手の呼び声が高い ⇨ Many call, regard, him as the best player in the world
 - 彼の息子もまたプロ野球選手になった ⇨ His son also has become a pro baseball player
 - アメフトでは攻め専門と守り専門の選手がいる ⇨ In American football players are specialized in either offense or defense
 - 新体操選手は極度に柔軟だ ⇨ Rhythmic gymnasts are extremely flexible
 - あの子はずっと年上の選手を簡単に負かす ⇨ That kid beats much older players easily
 - 彼の程度のテニス選手は幾らでもいる ⇨ There are countless tennis players of his level
 - スカウトは才能ある選手を掘り起こそうと躍起だ ⇨ Scouts are desperate to dig up, find, talented players
 - 体操選手は体が柔らかい ⇨ Gymnasts are very flexible
 - プロの野球選手になるのとプロの芸術家になるのは同じくらい難しい ⇨ Becoming a professional baseball player and professional artist are similarly, equally, difficult
 - 銀メダルの選手が失格になったために銅メダルの選手が銀メダルに繰り上げられた ⇨ The bronze medalist was promoted to a silver medal since the (initial) silver medalist got disqualified
 - 史上屈指の名選手 ⇨ One of the greatest players of all time