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单词 pregame
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Definition of pregame in English:

pregame

adjectiveˈpriːɡeɪmˈprēˌɡām
North American
  • Denoting or relating to an event that occurs directly before a particular sports game.

    he threw out the first pitch during the pregame ceremonies
    Example sentencesExamples
    • You heard it on sports radio and television pregame shows, amidst the endless barking and blather of those lively roundtable segments.
    • Carter gave a pregame speech to the team.
    • Being announced in pregame introductions with the first-team offense isn't necessarily reflected on the stats sheet.
    • NFL great Deion Sanders used to get focused in the locker room with his pregame dressing ritual.
    • He practiced with it yesterday, taking grounders during pregame infield practice.
    • Once everybody got over the pregame jitters, both teams really settled in well.
    • The tree that will be planted at Yankee Stadium's Monument Park is scheduled to be presented during a pregame ceremony September 8.
    • Irvin ruptured his Achilles' tendon in pregame warm-ups on Sunday.
    • That, and a giant cup of straight black coffee, is the extent of his pregame preparation.
    • At Friday's pregame walkthrough, the crowd had dwindled from more than 500 at the beginning of the week to less than 15.
    • Creating a concert with four other people is the emotional equivalent of being in a pregame locker room gearing up for the Super Bowl.
    • Dorothy met us at the door, the sounds of the pregame show bellowing from the living room behind her.
    • I'm not too big on pregame shows.
    • Next, a parade is held toward the end of the pregame activities.
    • Third, each organization providing alcohol was required to have liability insurance for the pregame event.
    • Now to the serious business of pregame predictions.
    • Inside the media work room—a tent about the size of a football field—I watched a bit of ABC's pregame coverage.
    • Come sit in the stands for a few minutes—anywhere you like, nobody cares this early—and watch the pregame rituals.
    • Some of the pregame tents where alcohol was served were too crowded to make it possible to monitor alcohol use at the parties.
    • Muhammad Ali will help throw out the first pitch during pregame ceremonies at Tuesday's All-Star game.
nounˈpriːɡeɪmˈprēˌɡām
North American
  • A television or radio programme in which commentators discuss a sports game which is about to take place.

    the comments in question were made during last night's pregame
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Only NASCAR followed with a successful on-location pregame.
    • Does anything happen to broadcasters who pick the wrong team in the pregame?
    • D.C. viewers were cut away from the last 4:30 of an Oklahoma State-Oklahoma football upset to see a Capitals pregame in its entirety, per local contracts.
    • During the pregame of the Kings vs. Lakers game, TNT showed a taped segment with Kobe Bryant.
    • Flipping back and forth between ESPN2's coverage of Monday night's Giants-Astros matchup and the pregame for the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Game, I caught him heading to the mound to confer with starter Roy Oswalt.
    • The pregame is the big deal at Manny's HD in Moonachie, where the HD refers to the 18 high-definition screens.
    • Its new "pregame" caters to fantasy-league players.
verbˈpriːɡeɪmˈprēˌɡām
[no object]North American informal
  • Drink alcohol before attending an event or social function.

    a lot of the teenagers had pregamed before they got there
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Woke up from day drinking on Saturday at 9:45pm to find that we had missed the music festival that we had been pregaming for altogether and that we were intensely hung over.
    • After pregaming with a couple of Red Bull and Vodkas, he allegedly made quite a scene at the party.
    • 'A lot of the kids were pre-gaming,’ said Downs.
    • Students claim pregaming gets rid of potential awkwardness at the beginning of parties.
    • While boozing in the theaters is verboten, you can pregame with local brews, wines and mixed drinks.
    • Changing the campus culture can be challenging when students are pregaming, or drinking in private before leaving for a party, Greene said.
    • It's also a good idea to stop in here before heading to other clubs/bars on Ccean Drive to pregame.
    • It was my freshman year of college and my buddies pregamed and decided to go to a dorm party.
    • I can drink like a fish and my favorite activity is pregaming before an O's game.
    • Max and his brothers are pre-gaming: a dozen of them strut about the courtyard of their house on the University of Florida's Fraternity Row, each nursing a cold beer.
    • As Amy waited for Caitlin to get ready, she started to pre-game.
    • For college students, pregaming is often the best part of the night.
    • I occupied a friend’s sofa and watched the Yankee game while seven or eight of my buddies pregamed.
    • He has 10 security guards on duty at all times and no one who has pregamed is allowed in.
 
 

Definition of pregame in US English:

pregame

adjectiveˈprēˌɡām
North American
  • Denoting or relating to an event that occurs immediately before a particular sports game.

    he threw out the first pitch during the pregame ceremonies
    Example sentencesExamples
    • NFL great Deion Sanders used to get focused in the locker room with his pregame dressing ritual.
    • He practiced with it yesterday, taking grounders during pregame infield practice.
    • Come sit in the stands for a few minutes—anywhere you like, nobody cares this early—and watch the pregame rituals.
    • Carter gave a pregame speech to the team.
    • That, and a giant cup of straight black coffee, is the extent of his pregame preparation.
    • I'm not too big on pregame shows.
    • Now to the serious business of pregame predictions.
    • Next, a parade is held toward the end of the pregame activities.
    • Inside the media work room—a tent about the size of a football field—I watched a bit of ABC's pregame coverage.
    • At Friday's pregame walkthrough, the crowd had dwindled from more than 500 at the beginning of the week to less than 15.
    • Muhammad Ali will help throw out the first pitch during pregame ceremonies at Tuesday's All-Star game.
    • You heard it on sports radio and television pregame shows, amidst the endless barking and blather of those lively roundtable segments.
    • Once everybody got over the pregame jitters, both teams really settled in well.
    • Third, each organization providing alcohol was required to have liability insurance for the pregame event.
    • Being announced in pregame introductions with the first-team offense isn't necessarily reflected on the stats sheet.
    • The tree that will be planted at Yankee Stadium's Monument Park is scheduled to be presented during a pregame ceremony September 8.
    • Some of the pregame tents where alcohol was served were too crowded to make it possible to monitor alcohol use at the parties.
    • Irvin ruptured his Achilles' tendon in pregame warm-ups on Sunday.
    • Dorothy met us at the door, the sounds of the pregame show bellowing from the living room behind her.
    • Creating a concert with four other people is the emotional equivalent of being in a pregame locker room gearing up for the Super Bowl.
nounˈprēˌɡām
North American
  • A television or radio program in which commentators discuss a sports game which is about to take place.

    the comments in question were made during last night's pregame
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Flipping back and forth between ESPN2's coverage of Monday night's Giants-Astros matchup and the pregame for the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Game, I caught him heading to the mound to confer with starter Roy Oswalt.
    • Does anything happen to broadcasters who pick the wrong team in the pregame?
    • Only NASCAR followed with a successful on-location pregame.
    • Its new "pregame" caters to fantasy-league players.
    • D.C. viewers were cut away from the last 4:30 of an Oklahoma State-Oklahoma football upset to see a Capitals pregame in its entirety, per local contracts.
    • The pregame is the big deal at Manny's HD in Moonachie, where the HD refers to the 18 high-definition screens.
    • During the pregame of the Kings vs. Lakers game, TNT showed a taped segment with Kobe Bryant.
verbˈprēˌɡām
[no object]North American informal
  • Drink alcohol before attending an event or social function.

    a lot of the teenagers had pregamed before they got there
    Example sentencesExamples
    • As Amy waited for Caitlin to get ready, she started to pre-game.
    • I can drink like a fish and my favorite activity is pregaming before an O's game.
    • He has 10 security guards on duty at all times and no one who has pregamed is allowed in.
    • Students claim pregaming gets rid of potential awkwardness at the beginning of parties.
    • While boozing in the theaters is verboten, you can pregame with local brews, wines and mixed drinks.
    • It's also a good idea to stop in here before heading to other clubs/bars on Ccean Drive to pregame.
    • I occupied a friend’s sofa and watched the Yankee game while seven or eight of my buddies pregamed.
    • Max and his brothers are pre-gaming: a dozen of them strut about the courtyard of their house on the University of Florida's Fraternity Row, each nursing a cold beer.
    • Woke up from day drinking on Saturday at 9:45pm to find that we had missed the music festival that we had been pregaming for altogether and that we were intensely hung over.
    • After pregaming with a couple of Red Bull and Vodkas, he allegedly made quite a scene at the party.
    • Changing the campus culture can be challenging when students are pregaming, or drinking in private before leaving for a party, Greene said.
    • It was my freshman year of college and my buddies pregamed and decided to go to a dorm party.
    • For college students, pregaming is often the best part of the night.
    • 'A lot of the kids were pre-gaming,’ said Downs.
 
 
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