ball
- n. 球;舞會(huì)
- vi. 成團(tuán)塊
- vt. 捏成球形
- n. (Ball)人名;(土)巴勒;(英、西)鮑爾;(法、德、俄、羅、捷)巴爾
詞態(tài)變化
中文詞源
1.球,來自PIE *bhel(2), 膨脹,鼓,詞源同bawl, 碗。
2.跳舞,來自PIE *gwele, 扔,投,見ballistics. 最早的舞蹈通常與狂熱的宗教儀式相關(guān),因而詞義由扔,投過渡到舞蹈。
英英釋意
- 1. round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games;
- "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"
- "the mayor threw out the first ball"
- "the ball rolled into the corner pocket"
- 2. a solid ball shot by a musket;
- "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball"
- 3. an object with a spherical shape;
- "a ball of fire"
- 4. the people assembled at a lavish formal dance;
- "the ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded"
- 5. one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens;
- "she kicked him in the balls and got away"
- 6. a spherical object used as a plaything;
- "he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub"
- 7. a compact mass;
- "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"
- 8. a lavish formal dance
- 9. a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass; ball of the human foot or ball at the base of the thumb;
- "he stood on the balls of his feet"
- 10. a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of 9 players; teams take turns at bat trying to score run;
- "he played baseball in high school"
- "there was a baseball game on every empy lot"
- "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"
- "play ball!"
- 11. a pitch that is not in the strike zone;
- "he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him"
英文詞源
- ball
- ball: There are two distinct words ball in English. The ‘round object’ [13] comes via Old Norse b?llr from a prehistoric Germanic *balluz (source also of bollock [OE], originally a diminutive form). A related form was Germanic *ballōn, which was borrowed into Italian to give palla ‘ball’, from which French probably acquired balle.
Derivatives of this branch of the family to have reached English are balloon [16], from French ballon or Italian ballone, and ballot [16], from the Italian diminutive form ballotta (originally from the use of small balls as counters in secret voting). The Germanic stem form *bal-, *bul- was also the ultimate source of English bowl ‘receptacle’.
The ‘dancing’ ball [17] comes from French bal, a derivative of the now obsolete verb bal(l)er ‘dance’, which was descended via late Latin ballāre from Greek ballízein ‘dance’. Related words in English include ballad(e) [14], which came via Old French from Proven?al balada ‘song or poem to dance to’, and ballet.
=> ballon, ballot, bollock; ballad, ballet - ball (n.1)
- "round object," Old English *beal, from or corresponding to Old Norse bollr "ball," from Proto-Germanic *balluz (cognates: Old High German ballo, German Ball), from PIE root *bhel- (2) "to blow, inflate, swell" (see bole).
Meaning "testicle" is from early 14c. Ball of the foot is from mid-14c. A ball as an object in a sports game is recorded from c. 1200; To have the ball "hold the advantage" is from c. 1400. To be on the ball is 1912, from sports. Ball-point pen first recorded 1946. Ball of fire when first recorded in 1821 referred to "a glass of brandy;" as "spectacularly successful striver" it is c. 1900. - ball (n.2)
- "dancing party," 1630s, from French, from Old French baller "to dance," from Late Latin ballare "to dance," from Greek ballizein "to dance, jump about" (see ballistics). Hence, "very enjoyable time," 1945, American English slang, perhaps back to 1930s in black slang.
- ball (v.)
- 1650s, "make into a ball," from ball (n.1). Sense of "to become like a ball" is 1713; that of "to copulate" is first recorded 1940s in jazz slang, either from the noun sense of "testicle" or "enjoyable time" (from ball (n.2)). Related: Balled; balling.
同義詞辨析
ball, dance
這兩個(gè)名詞均有"舞會(huì)"之意。
ball: 多指社交性的舞會(huì),場(chǎng)面較為隆重和正式。
dance: 指一般性的非正式舞會(huì)。
考試真題
- You may have heard some of the fashion industry horror stories: models eating tissues or cotton balls to hold off hunger, and models collapsing from hunger-induced heart attacks just seconds after they step off the runway.
出自-2016年12月閱讀原文
- How can you predict where the ball you tossed will land?
2019年12月四級(jí)真題(第三套)閱讀 Section C
- While ones in physics say:" How can you predict where the ball you tossed will land?"
2019年12月四級(jí)真題(第三套)閱讀 Section C
- Now, she attributes much of her understanding of college to that: But once I got to campus, it was a completely different ball game that no one really prepared me for.
出自-2015年12月閱讀原文
- Bates College in Maine and Ball State University in Indiana are among other colleges offering three-year options.
出自-2012年6月閱讀原文
- Now, she attributes much of her understanding of college to that: "But once I got to campus, it was a completely different ball game that no one really prepared me for."
2015年12月六級(jí)真題(第三套)閱讀 Section B
- So guess where the ball will go?
2017年6月六級(jí)真題(第二套)聽力 Section B
- That means when a golfer tells himself "Don't hit the ball into the water", his mind sees the image of the ball flying into the water.
2017年6月六級(jí)真題(第二套)聽力 Section B
- They have to give so much thought and attention to the low-level mechanics of handling the ball, or fingering the keys or reading the music, that they are unable to give any thought to the thing that matters—the game, or the music, respectively.
2019年6月六級(jí)真題(第一套)聽力 Section C
- What they don't need to do—what would be a distraction—is to have to think about where their fingers are, or how to control the ball while running.
2019年6月六級(jí)真題(第一套)聽力 Section C
- I chose a red rubber ball-simple, universally available.
2018年高考英語全國卷3 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文
- If a basketball star is, for example, trying to gain a high personal point total, he may take a shot himself when it would be better to pass the ball to a teammate, affecting the team's performance.
2019年高考英語北京卷 閱讀理解 七選五 原文
- It took a few youthful and daring businessmen to get the ball rolling.
2019年高考英語全國卷3 閱讀理解 閱讀C 原文
- She was knocked down by a ball.
2017年高考英語北京卷 閱讀理解 閱讀A 選項(xiàng)
- You can play with all the dogs at the ball house.
2015年高考英語上海卷 聽力 原文
- Paris of opponents hit the ball back and forth until one winner emerges from all who entered.
2020年考研真題(英語一)翻譯 Section Ⅲ
詞組搭配
the ball is in your court
it is up to you to make the next move
下一步就看你的了
a ball of fire
a person who is full of energy and enthusiasm
生龍活虎的人
the ball of the foot
the rounded protuberant part of the foot at the base of the big toe
大腳趾球
the ball of the thumb
the rounded protuberant part of the hand at the base of the thumb
拇指球
have a lot (或 not much) on the ball
have a lot of (or not much) ability
很有(或沒什么)能力
keep the ball rolling
maintain the momentum of an activity
使活動(dòng)繼續(xù)
keep one's eye on (或 take one's eye off) the ball
keep (or fail to keep) one's attention focused on the matter in hand
集中(或未能集中)注意力
on the ball
alert to new ideas, methods, and trends
敏銳的,機(jī)警的
play ball
play a ball game such as baseball or cricket
打球
start (或 get , set) the ball rolling
set an activity in motion; make a start
開始活動(dòng)
the whole ball of wax
(N. Amer. informal)everything
(北美, 非正式)全部;所有
have a ball
(informal)enjoy oneself greatly
(非正式)狂歡,玩?zhèn)€痛快
ball up
To confuse; bungle.
困惑;搞砸
on the ball【非正式用語】
Alert, competent, or efficient
警惕的,有能力的或有效率的
a teacher who is really on the ball.
能干的老師
Relating to qualities, such as competence, skill, or knowledge, that are necessary for success
成功的必備條件:關(guān)于能力、技巧或知識(shí)等成功所必要的品質(zhì)
a manager who has a lot on the ball; a student who has nothing on the ball.
一個(gè)很能干的經(jīng)理;一名什么也不會(huì)的學(xué)生
實(shí)用場(chǎng)景例句
- My hands were balled into fists.
- 我把雙手攥成拳頭。
牛津詞典
- He sent over a high ball.
- 他投了一個(gè)高球。
牛津詞典
- They've offered me the job, so the ball's in my court now.
- 他們已答應(yīng)把那份工作給我,下一步就看我怎么辦了。
牛津詞典
- The new publicity manager is really on the ball.
- 新任宣傳部經(jīng)理的確精明干練。
牛津詞典
- I panicked, I cried─the whole ball of wax.
- 我驚慌失措,我大喊大叫——什么反應(yīng)都有。
牛津詞典
- Her hands balled into fists.
- 她雙手攥拳。
牛津詞典
- a golf/tennis/cricket ball
- 高爾夫球;網(wǎng)球;板球
牛津詞典
- Bounce the ball and try and hit it over the net.
- 讓球反彈起來,然后試著把它打過網(wǎng)。
牛津詞典
- The sun was a huge ball of fire low on the horizon.
- 落在地平線上的太陽像個(gè)大火球。
牛津詞典
- a ball of string
- 一團(tuán)線
牛津詞典
- Some animals roll themselves into a ball for protection.
- 有些動(dòng)物蜷縮成一團(tuán)以保護(hù)自己。
牛津詞典
- ...unhappy mothers trying to juggle ten balls in the air.
- 同時(shí)要做無數(shù)件事情的可憐的母親
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- She really is on the ball; she's bought houses at auctions so she knows what she's doing.
- 她很精明干練;她通過拍賣購過房,所以知道自己在做什么。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- The association has threatened to withdraw its support if the banks and building societies refuse to play ball.
- 該協(xié)會(huì)威脅說如果銀行和建屋互助會(huì)不配合的話,它將不再提供支持。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- The ball's now in your court — you have to decide what you're going to do.
- 輪到你了——你必須決定自己要做什么。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- He will go to the Middle East next week to get the ball rolling again on peace talks...
- 他下周將前往中東,開始重啟和談。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- I just want enough cash to start the ball rolling.
- 我只是想有足夠的啟動(dòng)資金。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- Outside the boys were sitting on the ground and, going by the gales of laughter, they were having a ball.
- 男孩們?cè)趹敉庀囟?,從陣陣笑聲來看,他們玩得很開心。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- The detective has to discover the motive, the means and the opportunity and has to keep these three balls in the air.
- 那名偵探必須查明動(dòng)機(jī)、手段和時(shí)機(jī),而且對(duì)這三項(xiàng)的調(diào)查必須同步展開。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- They heard a loud explosion and saw a ball of fire go up.
- 他們聽見一聲爆炸的巨響,看見一個(gè)火球騰空而起。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- He picked up the sheets of paper, and balled them tightly in his fists...
- 他抓起那幾張紙,在手里緊緊攥成團(tuán)。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- His hands balled into fists...
- 他攥起了拳頭。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- ...a golf ball.
- 高爾夫球
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- ...a tennis ball.
- 網(wǎng)球
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- Thomas screwed the letter up into a ball...
- 托馬斯把信揉成一團(tuán)。
柯林斯高階英語詞典