/'dʒævlɪn; `dʒævlɪn/
n
1 [C] light spear for throwing (usu in sport) 标枪（通常指运动中用的）.
2 the javelin [sing] sporting contest in which competitors try to throw this the furthest 标枪（田径运动项目）
*She came second in the javelin. 她获得标枪比赛第二名. =>illus 见插图.

n[C]
[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: Early French javeline, from Old French javelot, probably from a Celtic language]
a long stick with a pointed end, thrown as a sport
the javelin
a sports event in which competitors throw a javelin