shadowboxing

/ʃˈædoʊbˌɑksɪŋ/ noun

A form of solo exercise, involving throwing punches at the air, and not at an opponent.

Word Origin From Old English 'sceadu' (shadow) and Middle English 'boxen' (to strike) — literally boxing with your own shadow. The idea is training by sparring against an imaginary opponent, your shadow as the stand-in. That's why we also have shadowbox (the verb) and shadowboxer (the person doing it).

noun A form of solo exercise, involving throwing punches at the air, and not at an opponent. countable

Shadowboxing is an essential part of a boxer's training regimen.

(名词) 空拳练习;打空拳;影子拳击

空击是拳击手训练方案中必不可少的一部分。

(sustantivo) boxeo de sombra; shadow boxing [Una forma de ejercicio individual, que consiste en lanzar puñetazos al aire, y no a un oponente.]

El entrenamiento boxando con la sombra es una parte esencial del régimen de entrenamiento de un boxeador.

(nom) shadow-boxing; entraînement à la boxe dans le vide [Forme d'exercice en solo consistant à lancer des coups de poing dans le vide, sans adversaire.]

Le shadowboxing est un élément essentiel de l'entraînement d'un boxeur.

(Substantiv) Schattenboxen [Eine Trainingsübung im Boxsport, bei der Punches in die Luft und nicht gegen einen Gegner ausgeführt werden.]

**Shadowboxing** ist ein wesentlicher Bestandteil des Trainingsplans eines Boxers.

(名詞) シャドーボクシング。相手ではなく空気に向かってパンチを打つ、ボクサーの一人で行うトレーニング方法。

シャドーボクシングはボクサーの練習メニューに欠かせない要素である。

(substantivo) treino de sombra; treinamento de sombra [Uma forma de exercício solo, que consiste em dar socos no ar, e não em um oponente.]

O treino de sombra é uma parte essencial do regime de treinamento de um boxeador.

verb present participle and gerund of shadowbox

He was shadowboxing in front of the mirror to practice his technique.

(动词) 进行空拳练习;打空拳;练习影子拳击

他正在镜子前空击,以练习他的技术。

(verbo) boxeando con la sombra; haciendo boxeo de sombra [participio presente y gerundio de shadowbox]

Estaba boxeando con la sombra frente al espejo para practicar su técnica.

(verbe) faisant du shadow-boxing; s'entraînant à la boxe seul [Action de s'entraîner à boxer seul, en imaginant un adversaire, sans contact physique.]

Il s'entraînait en shadowboxing devant le miroir pour perfectionner sa technique.

(Verb) Schattenboxen [Das Ausführen von **shadowboxing**; das Trainieren von Boxtechniken ohne Gegner, indem Punches in die Luft geschlagen werden.]

Er war vor dem Spiegel am **shadowboxing**, um seine Technik zu verbessern.

(動詞) シャドーボクシングの現在分詞および動名詞

彼は技術を練習するために、鏡の前でシャドーボクシングをしていた。

(verbo) treinando com sombra; boxeando com sombra [particípio presente e gerúndio de shadowbox (treinar com sombra)]

Ele estava treinando com sombra na frente do espelho para praticar sua técnica.

Word parts: shadow + box + ing

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