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单词 boccia
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Definition of boccia in English:

boccia

noun ˈbɒtʃəˈbäCHə
mass noun
  • 1A game similar to bocce, played by competitors who have a physical disability that requires the use of a wheelchair.

    youngsters from special schools in the area will also take part in boccia
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The borough council will again be entering disabled youngsters to compete at Boccia, a game like Boules which is played at a Paralympic level.
    • This year's Cumbria Youth Games may be introducing boccia to a mass audience in South Lakeland for the first time.
    • "I first heard of boccia when I left school," says Peter, "and I've been playing it for about seven years now."
    • The two gold medals in boccia were much unexpected as this was their first appearance in the games.
    • The SAR contested the ladies' wheelchair fencing, judo and boccia events for the first time.
    • Bagenalstown's Sydney Paralympic gold medal winner in boccia Gabriel Shelly will receive the Outstanding Achievement award at the Sports Stars function.
    • "We are hoping to encourage more local people to play Boccia on a regular basis."
    • Dispaltro initially hesitated in transitioning from the physically demanding sport of wheelchair rugby to the more cerebral boccia.
    • The game of boccia (say it 'botch-iah') is the first sport to be scheduled which is specifically for disabled athletes.
    • Joe Barton went away clutching two medals after winning the boccia and finishing second in the swimming.
    • David's family were further bowled over to learn that the youngster - who is the youngest ever British champion in Boccia, a game similar to petanque and played by disabled people - would be getting a wheelchair which would accommodate his sporting needs.
    • Golds were won for boccia (a game similar to indoor bowling), plus men's 200m sprint, and wheelchair fencing events.
    • Boccia is similar to bowls but is played sitting down.
    • Here those who take part have the opportunity to play basketball, soccer and boccia.
    • Boccia is unique to the Paralympics.
    • Hong Kong sent a team of 26 athletes to Athens and competed in six sports - boccia, judo, shooting, table tennis, athletics and wheelchair fencing.
    • The balls used in boccia are mainly made of tough leather and filled with a grain-like substance.
    • "Another eye opener was the high skill level in the boccia, where the athletes combatted serious disability."
    1. 1.1
      as modifier there are tennis courts, bowling alleys, boccia lanes, and a golf course
      variant spelling of bocce
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In addition, count in tennis, tobogganing, ice skating, horseback riding, boccia courts, bowling alleys, miniature golf courses, horse-drawn sleds, one-man sledding, and 30 official miles of glorious wooded hiking trails.
      • Members of the local sports club presented Pope John Paul with a bronze and marble trophy of a hand throwing a boccia ball.
      • A New England boccia tournament will be held Sunday, starting at 9:30 a.m. at the Newport Motor Inn.
      • Boccia is one of the fastest growing sports in Newport County.

Origin

Italian, literally 'ball'.

 
 

Definition of boccia in US English:

boccia

nounˈbäCHə
  • 1A game similar to bocce, played by competitors who have a physical disability that requires the use of a wheelchair.

    youngsters from special schools in the area will also take part in boccia
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Hong Kong sent a team of 26 athletes to Athens and competed in six sports - boccia, judo, shooting, table tennis, athletics and wheelchair fencing.
    • David's family were further bowled over to learn that the youngster - who is the youngest ever British champion in Boccia, a game similar to petanque and played by disabled people - would be getting a wheelchair which would accommodate his sporting needs.
    • The SAR contested the ladies' wheelchair fencing, judo and boccia events for the first time.
    • Boccia is unique to the Paralympics.
    • The balls used in boccia are mainly made of tough leather and filled with a grain-like substance.
    • "We are hoping to encourage more local people to play Boccia on a regular basis."
    • "Another eye opener was the high skill level in the boccia, where the athletes combatted serious disability."
    • Golds were won for boccia (a game similar to indoor bowling), plus men's 200m sprint, and wheelchair fencing events.
    • Joe Barton went away clutching two medals after winning the boccia and finishing second in the swimming.
    • Here those who take part have the opportunity to play basketball, soccer and boccia.
    • Boccia is similar to bowls but is played sitting down.
    • The game of boccia (say it 'botch-iah') is the first sport to be scheduled which is specifically for disabled athletes.
    • Bagenalstown's Sydney Paralympic gold medal winner in boccia Gabriel Shelly will receive the Outstanding Achievement award at the Sports Stars function.
    • "I first heard of boccia when I left school," says Peter, "and I've been playing it for about seven years now."
    • This year's Cumbria Youth Games may be introducing boccia to a mass audience in South Lakeland for the first time.
    • The borough council will again be entering disabled youngsters to compete at Boccia, a game like Boules which is played at a Paralympic level.
    • Dispaltro initially hesitated in transitioning from the physically demanding sport of wheelchair rugby to the more cerebral boccia.
    • The two gold medals in boccia were much unexpected as this was their first appearance in the games.
    1. 1.1
      as modifier there are tennis courts, bowling alleys, boccia lanes, and a golf course
      variant spelling of bocce
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Boccia is one of the fastest growing sports in Newport County.
      • Members of the local sports club presented Pope John Paul with a bronze and marble trophy of a hand throwing a boccia ball.
      • In addition, count in tennis, tobogganing, ice skating, horseback riding, boccia courts, bowling alleys, miniature golf courses, horse-drawn sleds, one-man sledding, and 30 official miles of glorious wooded hiking trails.
      • A New England boccia tournament will be held Sunday, starting at 9:30 a.m. at the Newport Motor Inn.

Origin

Italian, literally ‘ball’.

 
 
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