英语词汇“ball”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ball¹

(bôl)

a. A spherical object or entity: a steel ball.

b. A spherical or almost spherical body: a ball of flame.

2. Sports

a. Any of various movable and round or oblong objects used in various athletic activities and games.

b. Such an object moving, thrown, hit, or kicked in a particular manner: a low ball; a fair ball.

c. A game, especially baseball or basketball, played with such an object.

d. A pitched baseball that does not pass through the strike zone and is not swung at by the batter.

a. A solid spherical or pointed projectile, such as one shot from a cannon.

b. Projectiles of this kind considered as a group.

4. A rounded part or protuberance, especially of the body: the ball of the foot.

5. Vulgar Slang

a. A testicle.

b. balls Courage, especially when reckless.

c. balls Great presumptuousness.

v. balled, ball·ing, balls

v.tr.

1. To form into a ball.

2. Vulgar Slang To have sexual intercourse with.

v.intr.

1. To become formed into a ball.

2. Vulgar Slang To have sexual intercourse.

Phrasal Verb:

ball up

To confuse; bungle.

Idioms:

have (someone) by the balls Vulgar Slang

To have control over someone; have someone at one's mercy.

on the ball Informal

1. Alert, competent, or efficient: a teacher who is really on the ball.

2. Relating to qualities, such as competence, skill, or knowledge, that are necessary for success: a manager who has a lot on the ball; a student who has nothing on the ball.

[Middle English bal, probably from Old English *beall; see bhel-² in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

单词	ball
释义	ball¹ (bôl) n. 1. a. A spherical object or entity: a steel ball. b. A spherical or almost spherical body: a ball of flame. 2. Sports a. Any of various movable and round or oblong objects used in various athletic activities and games. b. Such an object moving, thrown, hit, or kicked in a particular manner: a low ball; a fair ball. c. A game, especially baseball or basketball, played with such an object. d. A pitched baseball that does not pass through the strike zone and is not swung at by the batter. 3. a. A solid spherical or pointed projectile, such as one shot from a cannon. b. Projectiles of this kind considered as a group. 4. A rounded part or protuberance, especially of the body: the ball of the foot. 5. Vulgar Slang a. A testicle. b. balls Courage, especially when reckless. c. balls Great presumptuousness. v. balled, ball·ing, balls v.tr. 1. To form into a ball. 2. Vulgar Slang To have sexual intercourse with. v.intr. 1. To become formed into a ball. 2. Vulgar Slang To have sexual intercourse. *Phrasal Verb:* *ball up* To confuse; bungle. *Idioms:* *have* *(someone) by the balls* Vulgar Slang To have control over someone; have someone at one's mercy. *on the ball* Informal 1. Alert, competent, or efficient: a teacher who is really on the ball. 2. Relating to qualities, such as competence, skill, or knowledge, that are necessary for success: a manager who has a lot on the ball; a student who has nothing on the ball. [Middle English bal, probably from Old English *beall; see bhel-² in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
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