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单词 game
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gamenoun

uk/ɡeɪm/us/ɡeɪm/

game noun (FUN ACTIVITY/SPORT)

A1 [ C ] an entertaining activity or sport, especially one played by children, or the equipment needed for such an activity:

a board game
indoor/computer games
The children played a game of cops and robbers.
I told the children to put their toys and games away.

A2 [ C ] a particular competition, match, or occasion when people play a game:

a game of chess/tennis/baseball

[ C ] one part of a competition in activities such as tennis:

I won the first game, and then lost the next two.
games [ plural ]

UK also physical education, PE organized sports activities that children do at school:

the games teacher
It's games this afternoon.

an organized competition consisting of several different sports events:

the Olympic/Commonwealth Games

[ U ] the way in which a person plays a particular sport:

Susan is playing golf every day to try to improve her game.

[ S ] something that is not treated seriously:

Love is just a game to him.

More examples

  • After the game, the players were tired and demoralized.
  • We need two dice to play the game.
  • A painful injury forced her to withdraw from the game.
  • At the end of the game, there was a surge of fans onto the field.
  • Your jigsaw puzzles and games are all mixed up together in that box. Shall we sort them out?

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Pastimes - general words

  • activity
  • amusement
  • caper
  • frolic
  • hobby
  • interest
  • leisure
  • pastime
  • pursuit
  • recreation
  • relaxation

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Competitions, & parts of competitions
General terms used in ball sports
Parts & stages of competitions
Subjects & disciplines
Sports & games generally

game noun (ACTIVITY)

[ S ] informal an illegal or secret activity

[ S ] old-fashioned informal a type of business activity:

I'm in the stocks and shares game.
on the game

UK informal working as a prostitute:

She went on the game to pay for her drug habit.

US informal involved in illegal activities

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Crime - general words

  • carrying-on
  • complicit
  • complicity
  • copycat
  • crime
  • DWI
  • foul play
  • hate crime
  • inside job
  • juvenile delinquent
  • loitering
  • misdeed
  • offense
  • racket
  • speeding
  • tort
  • trespass
  • vagrant
  • victimless
  • war crime

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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Business - general words
Legal & illegal

game noun (ANIMALS)

[ U ] wild animals and birds that are hunted for food or sport:

game birds

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Hunting & fishing

  • angler
  • angling
  • bait
  • beater
  • big game
  • gun dog
  • hare coursing
  • harpoon
  • hunt
  • hunt saboteur
  • pointer
  • reel
  • shooter
  • sinker
  • smoke
  • smoke sb/sth out
  • snare
  • spoor
  • trap
  • troll

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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Ducks, geese & game birds
Meat - general words

Idiom(s)

be ahead of the game
be new to this game
be a game of two halves
game on!
the game is up
the games (that) people play
give the game away
is the game worth the candle?
what's your game?

gameadjective

uk/ɡeɪm/us/ɡeɪm/

willing to do things that are new, difficult, or that involve risks:

It was a difficult challenge, but Roberta was game.
She's game for anything.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Ready and willing

  • agreeable
  • amenable
  • at sb's beck and call idiom
  • at your command idiom
  • be good to go idiom
  • beck
  • command
  • disposed
  • eager
  • fain
  • find it in your heart to do sth idiom
  • gamely
  • keen
  • prepared
  • raring
  • readily
  • readiness
  • ready
  • shape
  • speed

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gameverb [ T ]

uk/ɡeɪm//ɡeɪm/US

to use the rules of a system in order to get what you want, in a way that is slightly dishonest:

State education officials deny that they are gaming the system by making their tests easier.
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