循环赛
round robin
(双r开头,形成头韵alliteration,音律美)
循环赛中的每一轮
称为一个session
session1/ the 1st session
A round-robin tournament or all-play-all tournament is a type of tournament in which each contestant meets all other contestants in turn. In a single round-robin schedule, each participant plays every other participant once. If each participant plays all others twice, this is frequently called a double round-robin.
round-robin或all-play-all比赛中,每位选手依次与其他所有选手比赛。 在一个循环时间表中,每个参与者与其他参与者进行一次游戏。 如果每个参与者与其他所有参与者进行两次比赛,这通常被称为双循环赛。
--Curlingcalender.com
为什么round robin是循环赛的意思?
“循环赛”一词源于法语词“ruban”,意思是“丝带”。
据说,当时人们在请愿时,会将名字写在一圈丝带上,这样就不会被发现带头签名的人。
后来,这个词逐渐被改变,成为英语惯用语,表示“循环赛”
以上内容参考Wikipedia和The Phrase Finder
1. After all 10 teams play each other in a round robin format, the top four will advance to the semifinals on Tuesday, February 7th.
在10支球队进行循环赛后,前四名将在2月7日(周二)进入半决赛。
--Draftkings
(in a round robin format 以循环赛的形式)
2. China claimed first win of mixed doubles curling in the first session of round-robin of the Beijing Winter Olympics on Wednesday.
周三,在北京冬奥会女子冰壶混合双打首轮循环赛中,中国队获得了第一场胜利。
--CGTN
(the first session of round-robin 循环赛第一轮比赛)3. Round robin draws are a key part of the curling rink operation.
循环赛抽签是冰壶场上的关键活动。
--Curling Canada
(round robin draws 循环赛抽签)
4. Take a look at the round robin standings after today's results here.
看看今天的结果之后的循环赛排名吧。
--Beijing 2022
(round robin standings 循环赛排名)