| 单词 | game preserves |
| 释义 | game1 /gām/noun
ORIGIN: OE gamen play; ON gaman, Dan gammen gameˈly adverb gameˈness noun gamˈer noun
gameˈsome adjective Playful gameˈsomeness noun gameˈster noun
gameˈsy adjective Keen on sports gāˈminess, gāˈmyness or gāˈmeyness noun The condition or quality of being gamy gamˈing noun gāˈmy or gāˈmey adjective
game bag noun A bag for holding a hunter's game game ball see game point below. game bird noun A bird hunted for sport Game Boy® noun A hand-held battery-operated device for playing computer games game call noun (bridge) A bid (and contract) which, if successful, will win a game game-changer noun game-changing adjective Bringing about a significant new development gameˈ-chicken or gameˈcock noun A cock of a breed trained to fight, a fighting cock game chips plural noun Thinly cut (usu disc-shaped) potato chips served with game gameˈ-dealer noun game face noun (informal) A serious, businesslike expression, esp in the phrase have one's game face on game fish noun Any freshwater fish of the salmon family except the grayling (cf coarse fish) game fishing noun gameˈkeeper noun A person who looks after game on an estate, etc (also figurative) game laws plural noun Laws relating to the protection of game game licence noun A licence to kill, or to sell, game game plan noun
gameˈplay noun (in computer games) the techniques or manner of playing a particular game, as opposed to its graphics, sound effects, etc game point or game ball noun The stage at which the next point wins the game game preserve noun A tract of land stocked with game preserved for sport or with protected wild animals game preserver noun A person who preserves game on his or her land game show noun A television show with contestants competing for prizes gamesˈmanship noun (facetious; title of humorous book by Stephen Potter, 1947) The art of winning games or, generally, of scoring points by talk or conduct aimed at putting one's opponent off game tenant noun A person who rents the right to shoot or fish over a particular area game theory or games theory noun (mathematics) The theory concerned with analysing the choices and strategies available in a game or eg business conflict in order to choose the optimum course of action (used eg in training and selection procedures) game warden noun A person who looks after game, esp in a game preserve gaming contract noun A wager upon any game (eg a horse race or football match) gaming house noun A gambling house gamˈing-table noun A table used for gambling ahead of the game In a more advanced or advantageous position than expected big game The larger animals hunted die game To keep up courage to the last give the game away
have a game with or make game of To make sport of, to ridicule off one's game Playing badly on one's game Playing well on the game (informal) Working as a prostitute play a waiting game see under wait1 play games with To amuse oneself by causing inconvenience to (someone) play the game To act in a fair, honourable, straightforward manner red game Grouse round game A game, eg at cards, in which the number of players is not fixed the game is not worth the candle see under candle the game is up The scheme has failed, all is revealed |
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