ball
英[bɔːl]
美[bɔl]
- n. 球；舞会
- vi. 成团块
- vt. 捏成球形
- n. (Ball)人名；(土)巴勒；(英、西)鲍尔；(法、德、俄、罗、捷)巴尔
英英释意
- 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"