A：There’s going to be a volleyball match between Economy Department and Foreign Languages Department this afternoon. Are any of you keen on volleyball?
      今天下午经济系要与外语系进行一场排球赛。有人愿意看排球赛吗？

B：Sorry, I’m not a volleyball fan. I’d rather play football. How about you, Mr. Wang? Are you interested in volleyball?
      对不起，我不是排球迷。我倒愿意踢足球。你呢，王先生？你对排球感兴趣吗？

C：I’m afraid not. My favorite sport is running. I don’t care for ball games.
      恐怕也不喜欢。我最喜欢的运动是跑步。我不喜欢球类运动。

B：Wow, American football is more exciting than I thought.
      哇，美式足球可比我想象的刺激多了。

ball是什么意思

A：You’re in America now, my British friend. We just call it football.
      我的英国朋友，你现在可是在美国，我们叫它橄榄球。

B：Oh, right. So, I can’t quite follow what’s going on…who’s winning?
      哦，对了。哦，我不知道情况怎么样了，谁赢了？

A：The Giants are up by three points because of the field goal they kicked, but the Redskins have the ball and there pretty close to the end zone.
      因为射门得分，巨人队领先3分。但现在是红人队控球，而且很接近底线区了。

B：Wow! What a hit!
      哇，瞧这球！

A：Yeah, he tackled him so hard his helmet came off.
      是呀，他拼命抢球头盔都掉了。

B：Is he ok?
      他没事吧？

ball的意思

A：It looks like it, he’s getting up.
      好像是，他站起来了。

B：I guess he hit him too hard; the referee just called a penalty on the home team.
      我猜他强得太凶，裁判判罚主队。

A：The Giants?
      你是说巨人队？

B：Yeah.
      是呀。

A：Well, here we go again.
      哦，又继续打了。

ball

B：What happened? Why did everyone get so quiet?
      怎么回事？大家都不说话了。

A：The Redskin’s quarterback just threw a touchdown pass for seven points. We’re losing again.
      红人队的四分卫触地板回了7分，我们又输了。

1. 球
    A ball is a round object that is used in games such as tennis, baseball, football, basketball, and cricket.

ball是什么意思

    e.g. ...a golf ball.
           高尔夫球
    e.g. ...a tennis ball.
           网球

2. 球状物
    A ball is something or an amount of something that has a round shape.

    e.g. Thomas screwed the letter up into a ball...
           托马斯把信揉成一团。
    e.g. They heard a loud explosion and saw a ball of fire go up.
           他们听见一声爆炸的巨响，看见一个火球腾空而起。

3. （使）成球状（或团块）
    When you ball something or when it balls, it becomes round.

    e.g. He picked up the sheets of paper, and balled them tightly in his fists...
           他抓起那几张纸，在手里紧紧攥成团。
    e.g. His hands balled into fists...
           他攥起了拳头。

4. （脚趾和脚相连或拇指和手相连的）球状部位；脚趾球；拇指球
    The ball of your foot or the ball of your thumb is the rounded part where your toes join your foot or where your thumb joins your hand.

ball什么意思

5. 舞会
    A ball is a large formal social event at which people dance.

6. 睾丸
    A man's balls are his testicles.

7. see also: balls

8. 轮到…采取行动（或作出决断）
    If you say that the ball is in someone's court, you mean that it is his or her responsibility to take the next action or decision in a situation.

    e.g. The ball's now in your court — you have to decide what you're going to do.
           轮到你了——你必须决定自己要做什么。

9. 使某事发生；开始某种活动
    If you get the ball rolling ,set the ball rolling, or start the ball rolling, you start something happening.

    e.g. He will go to the Middle East next week to get the ball rolling again on peace talks...
           他下周将前往中东，开始重启和谈。
    e.g. I just want enough cash to start the ball rolling.
           我只是想有足够的启动资金。

10. 玩得很开心；尽情欢乐
    If you are having a ball, you are having a very enjoyable time.

    e.g. Outside the boys were sitting on the ground and, going by the gales of laughter, they were having a ball.
           男孩们在户外席地而坐，从阵阵笑声来看，他们玩得很开心。

11. 同时做数件事情
      If you keep several balls in the air, you try to do several different things at once.

      e.g. The detective has to discover the motive, the means and the opportunity and has to keep these three balls in the air.
             那名侦探必须查明动机、手段和时机，而且对这三项的调查必须同步展开。
      e.g. ...unhappy mothers trying to juggle ten balls in the air.
             同时要做无数件事情的可怜的母亲

12. 警觉；机警；留心
      If someone is on the ball, they are very alert and aware of what is happening.

      e.g. She really is on the ball; she's bought houses at auctions so she knows what she's doing.
             她很精明干练；她通过拍卖购过房，所以知道自己在做什么。

13. 愿意合作
      If someone refuses to play ball, they are unwilling to do what someone wants them to do.

      e.g. The association has threatened to withdraw its support if the banks and building societies refuse to play ball.
             该协会威胁说如果银行和建屋互助会不配合的话，它将不再提供支持。

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