及物动词

名词

排球赛

Football-(美式橄榄球)

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

相关词组：ball up

1. a pitch that is not in the strike zone

e.g. he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him

2. the game of baseball

3. round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games

e.g. the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve
the mayor threw out the first ball
the ball rolled into the corner pocket

4. a spherical object used as a plaything

e.g. he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub

5. a solid projectile that is shot by a musket

e.g. they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball

Synonym: musket ball

6. one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens

e.g. she kicked him in the balls and got away

Synonym: testistesticleorchisballockbollocknutegg

7. a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass

e.g. the ball at the base of the thumb
he stood on the balls of his feet

8. a lavish dance requiring formal attire

Synonym: formal

9. a compact mass

e.g. a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder

Synonym: clodgloblumpclumpchunk

10. the people assembled at a lavish formal dance

e.g. the ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded

11. an object with a spherical shape

e.g. a ball of fire

Synonym: globeorb