mar·a·thon1 /ˈmærəθən $ -θɑːn/ ●●○ noun [countableC] 1 DSOa long race of about 26 miles or 42 kilometres 马拉松赛跑〔全程约26英里或42公里〕 the Boston Marathon 波士顿马拉松赛
Garcia ran the marathon in just under three hours. 加西亚用了不到三小时就跑完了马拉松。
2 LONG TIMEan activity that continues for a long time and needs a lot of energy, patience, or determination 〔需要很大精力、耐心或决心的〕持久活动,马拉松式的活动 We finished the job but it was quite a marathon. 我们完成了那项工作,不过那简直就是一场马拉松。
ran ... marathon• Garcia ran the marathon in just under three hours.