ball
noun
verb
bɔːl
noun
1
ROUND OBJECT
圆形物体
a
round
object
that
is
thrown,
kicked,
or
hit
in
a
game
or
sport
球
C
throw/hit/kick/catch
etc
a
ball
Weiskopf
hit
the
ball
330
yards
and
a
cheer
went
up.
魏斯科普夫把球击出了 330 码，人群欢呼了起来。
a
tennis/golf/cricket
etc
ball
2
ROUND SHAPE
圆形
something
formed
or
rolled
into
a
round
shape
球形物体
C
a
ball
of
string
线团
Shape
the
dough
into
balls.
把面团搓成丸子。
3
GAME/SPORT
比赛/体育运动
any
game
or
sport
played
with
a
ball,
especially
baseball
or
basketball
球类运动〔尤指棒球或篮球〕
U
D’you
want
to
go
out
and
play
ball
?
你想出去打球吗？
Dad
likes
college
ball.
爸爸喜欢看大学生球赛。
4
FOOT/HAND
脚/手
the
rounded
part
of
the
foot
at
the
base
of
the
toes,
or
the
rounded
part
of
the
hand
at
the
base
of
the
thumb
大脚趾球/拇指球
5
on the ball
able
to
think
or
act
quickly
and
intelligently
[非正式] 机灵的，聪明的
informal
an
assistant
who’s
really
on
the
ball
一名非常机灵的助手
6
set/start/keep the ball rolling
to
start
something
happening
使事情开始
To
start
the
ball
rolling,
the
government
was
asked
to
contribute
£1
million.
政府被要求出资 100 万英镑作为启动经费。
7
the ball is in sb’s court
it
is
their
turn
to
take
action
or
to
reply
现在轮到某人〔采取行动或回答〕
I’ve
emailed
him
–
now
the
ball’s
in
his
court.
我给他写过电子邮件了 — 现在要看他的了。
8
FORMAL OCCASION
正式的活动
a
large
formal
occasion
at
which
people
dance
舞会
C
9
have a ball
to
have
a
very
good
time
[非正式] 玩得很开心
informal
10
balls
10.
a.
TESTICLES
c.
something
that
is
stupid
or
wrong
[英，口] 胡说八道;
plural 复数 | informal not polite BrE spoken
I
didn’t
have
the
balls
to
ask.
我没有胆量问。
That’s
a
load
of
balls!
那简直是放屁！
11
a fast/good/long etc ball
11.
a
ball
that
is
thrown,
hit,
or
kicked
fast
etc
in
a
game
or
sport
快球/好球/长球等
He
hit
a
long
ball
to
right
field.
他往右场击出一记长球。
12
CRICKET
板球
a
ball
that
is
thrown
too
high,
low
etc
towards
someone
trying
to
hit
it,
in
the
games
of
cricket
or
rounders
〔板球或圆场棒球的〕犯规球
13
BASEBALL
棒球
a
ball
that
the
hitter
does
not
try
to
hit,
because
it
is
not
within
the
correct
area
〔棒球运动中投手投出的〕坏球
C
14
the whole ball of wax
14.
the
whole
thing
一切，全部，所有;
AmE informal
15
a ball of fire
15.
someone
who
has
a
lot
of
energy
and
enthusiasm
[非正式] 精力充沛的人，生龙活虎的人
informal
16
ball-buster/ball-breaker
16.
a.
a
problem
that
is
very
difficult
to
deal
with
b.
an
offensive
word
for
a
woman
who
uses
her
authority
over
men
泼妇，悍妇〔冒犯用语，指对男人发号施令的女人〕
informal
17
keep several/too many etc balls in the air
17.
to
struggle
to
deal
with
more
than
one
problem
or
job
at
the
same
time
同时应付许多问题 （工作 ）
The
company
just
won’t
be
able
to
keep
that
many
balls
in
the
air.
同时出现那么多的问题，公司根本招架不住。
verb
18
ball up
also
又作
to
make
something
form
a
small
round
shape
把〔某物〕做成球状
Ray
balled
up
his
fists.
雷握起拳头。
19
to
have
sex
with
a
woman
[美，非正式，不礼貌] 和〔女人〕发生性关系
AmE informal not polite