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单词 love game
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love game
love game n. (a) amorous sport or play; an instance of this; (b) Sport and Games a game in which one side does not score (cf. sense 9).
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a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 1020 (MED) William wold fonde for to pleie in þat place þe priue loue game.
1591 Troublesome Raigne Iohn sig. D2v Is all the bloud yspilt on either part..Growne to a loue-game and a Bridall feast?
1819 Metropolis (ed. 2) I. 133 It may be an useful lesson to yourself and to others who play the love-game at piquet.
1833 T. Hook Parson's Daughter I. vi. 106 Can't make a hazard..and has lost two love games.
1897 Earl of Suffolk et al. Encycl. Sport I. 264/2 (Curling) Souter, to score a love game; not to allow the opponents to score.
1925 F. Harris My Life & Loves I. 182 I waited a little while and then began the love game.
1978 Detroit Free Press 5 Mar. c2/1 Connors..quickly served a love game to tie the score.
1985 I. Opie & P. Opie Singing Game iv. 126 ‘Now you're married we wish you joy’ is, of course, tagged on to many a love game.
2003 O. Shine Lang. Tennis 80 An exchange of love games moved the set into a tie-break.
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