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Beijing Olympic cycling champion Cooke retires

时间：2013-01-22 05:17:33

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 　　LONDON, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Britain's cycling Olympic champion Nicole Cooke has announced her retirement1 from the sport.

　　Cooke, 29, announded her decision on Monday, saying that she was very happy with her career. "I have won every race and more that I dreamed I could win." she said.
　　Cooke clinched2 both the Olympic road race and world road race titles in 2008.
　　She finished 31st in London Olympics last year.

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1 retirement TWoxH     
n.退休，退职
参考例句：
  • She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
  • I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。
2 clinched 66a50317a365cdb056bd9f4f25865646     
v.（尤指两人）互相紧紧抱[扭]住( clinch的过去式和过去分词 )；解决（争端、交易），达成（协议）
参考例句：
  • The two businessmen clinched the deal quickly. 两位生意人很快达成了协议。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Evidently this information clinched the matter. 显然，这一消息使问题得以最终解决。 来自辞典例句

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