1.sport的基本意思是“运动”,引申可作“娱乐,消遣,游戏”解,既可用作可数名词,也可用作不可数名词,英式英语多用sport,美式英语多用sports,表示“某项运动”时,其前可加不定冠词a。
2.sport作“运动会”解时,常用复数形式。
3.sport 作“嘲笑〔捉弄〕的对象”解,是不可数名词,其前多加定冠词。
4.sport作“胸怀宽广的人,好心的人,胆大的人”解,是可数名词。
5.sport在句中可用作定语修饰其他名词。

All over the world men and women, boys and girls enjoy sports.全世界的男女老少都喜爱运动。
They indulged in indoor and outdoor sports within their physical capabilities.他们尽其体力所能进行室内和室外体育活动。
In order to keep fit, all the students go in for sports.为了保持健康,所有学生都参加体育运动。
My brother doesn't care for sports very much.我哥哥不大喜欢运动。
He played badminton for sport.他打羽毛球只是运动而已。
He likes sport, not music.他喜欢体育,不喜欢音乐。
He is interested in sports.他对体育运动感兴趣。
In sports she eclipsed her elder sister.她在体育方面超过了她的姐姐。
Simon is younger but he equals his brother in all sports.西蒙年纪虽小,但各项运动都比得上他哥哥。
Tennis is a popular sport.网球是一项大众化的运动。
Don't spend the evening in sport and play only.晚上的时间不要仅仅用于娱乐。
We find it great sport to go fishing.我们认为钓鱼很好玩。
It is great sport swimming in the sea.在海里游泳是件极有趣的事。
The cats are fighting in sport.猫在打着玩呢。
Please don't be offended by what I said in sport.请别为我的玩笑话而生气。
What sport!真好玩啊!
They were not going to hold the sports meeting as scheduled.他们不准备按原计划开运动会了。
They're going to have a sports meet very soon.他们不久将开运动会。
We've decided that our sports meeting (should) be put off till next Monday.我们已经决定将运动会推迟到下周一举行。
The sports day is an occasion which we can all join in.运动日是大家都能参加运动的一个机会。
The youth was initiated into the sports club because he applied for membership of the club.这位青年被吸收加入了体育俱乐部,因为他申请过加入该俱乐部。
A member of the tennis club is counted as belonging to the whole sports club. 网球俱乐部的成员被认为是整个俱乐部的一员。
After only a year in the sports club, the youngest player was elected to the committee.参加运动俱乐部仅一年,那位最年轻的运动员就被选进了委员会。
A sports personality was invited to kick off at the final.一位体育界的著名人士被邀请为决赛开球。
As the bugle sounded we ran to the sports ground and fell in.军号一响,我们就跑到运动场集合站队。
His hat blew off and became the sport of the wind.他的帽子被风吹跑了,成了风捉弄的对象。
Come on, be a sport.得啦!拿出男子汉大丈夫的气概来!
You've been a real sport to laugh at the trick we play on you.你是一位真正胸怀宽广的人,对我们的捉弄只是一笑置之。
Be a sport and help me with this suitcase.行行好,帮我拿着这只衣箱。
John is a good sport, he is ready to try anything.约翰是一个胆大的人,他对任何事都想试试。
Hi, old sport, have another drink.嗨,好汉子,再来一杯。

sport, game, match, play, tournament
参见game条。

1.我最喜欢的运动项目是游泳。
［误］  My favourite sports is swimming.
［正］  My favourite sport is swimming.
［析］  sport指具体的某种运动项目时,作单数名词, sports泛指运动。
2.你打算参加学校运动会的跑步吗?
［误］  Are you going to run in the school sport?
［正］  Are you going to run in the school sports?
［析］  sport的复数形式sports可表示“运动会”。

sport 可用作动词,作“运动,嬉戏”解,引申可指“炫耀,给人看,玩弄”等。例如:
Lambs sport in the field.小羊在田里嬉戏。
He sports an ivory-handled cane these days.这些天来,他一直在炫耀一只象牙柄手杖。
Tom sports a serious, even severe, demeanor, rarely smiling for TV cameras.汤姆的态度变得很认真,甚至严肃起来,在电视机前也很少露出笑脸。
In fact, he is sporting with us.事实上,他是在愚弄我们。
He sported with her affection.他玩弄她的感情。

［同义词］   activity, amusement, trick, play, ridicule
［词源］  ＜中古英语sporten(运动)