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a whole new ball game,
a brand new ball game n | US, informal, figurative (changed situation) | SCSimplified Chinese 完全不同的情况 |
| | That puts matters in a different light. It's a brand new ball game now. |
| air ball | (basketball shot) | SCSimplified Chinese 空中球 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 三不沾 |
| ball and chain n | (ball chained to prisoner's leg) | SCSimplified Chinese 铁球 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 铁链 tiě liàn |
| ball and chain n | figurative (restraint, obstacle) | SCSimplified Chinese 束缚 shù fù
TCTraditional Chinese 束縛 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 累赘 shù fù，léi zhuì |
| ball and chain n | slang (wife) | SCSimplified Chinese 妻子 qī zǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 妻子 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 老婆 qī zǐ ，lǎo pó
TCTraditional Chinese 老婆 |
| ball bearing n | (metal bearing with ball) | SCSimplified Chinese 滚珠轴承 gǔn zhū zhóu chéng
TCTraditional Chinese 滾珠軸承 |
| | These ball bearings contain two rows of balls side by side. |
| ball bearing n | (metal ball in bearing) (轴承里的) | SCSimplified Chinese 滚珠，钢球 gǔn zhū，gāng qiú |
| | The ball bearings rotate in the hub of the wheel. |
| ball boy n | (tennis: boy who recovers ball) (网球) | SCSimplified Chinese 球童 qiú tóng |
| | The ball boys dart out from the sidelines to take stray balls off the tennis court. |
| ball boy n | (baseball: catches foul balls) (棒球) | SCSimplified Chinese 球童 qiú tóng |
| ball cap n | informal, abbreviation, US (baseball) | SCSimplified Chinese 鸭舌帽 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 棒球帽 bàng qiú mào |
| ball club n | (professional baseball team) | SCSimplified Chinese 棒球队 bàng qiú duì
TCTraditional Chinese 棒球隊 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 棒球俱乐部 bàng qiú duì，bàng qiú jù lè bù |
| | Whether the player will remain with the ball club is uncertain. |
| ball control | (sports) | SCSimplified Chinese 控球 kòng qiú |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 控球技术 |
ball fern,
squirrel's-foot fern n | (fern: Asia) | SCSimplified Chinese 球子蕨 |
| ball game n | (sport played with ball) | SCSimplified Chinese 球类运动 qiú lèi yùn dòng
TCTraditional Chinese 球類運動 |
| | No ball games are allowed in this park. |
| | 这个公园不允许进行球类运动。 |
| ball game n | US, informal (baseball match) | SCSimplified Chinese 棒球比赛 bàng qiú bǐ sài
TCTraditional Chinese 棒球比賽 |
| | When my dad takes me to a ball game, he always buys me a hot dog. |
| ball girl n | (tennis: girl who recovers ball) (网球) | SCSimplified Chinese 女球童 nǚ qiú tóng |
| ball joint n | (structure: movable connection) | SCSimplified Chinese 球接头 qiú jiē tóu
TCTraditional Chinese 球接頭 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 球窝接头 qiú jiē tóu，qiú wō jiē tóu |
| | I need to replace my ball joints but finding replacement parts is difficult for a car that old. |
| ball joint n | (bones: movable articulation) | SCSimplified Chinese 球窝关节 qiú wō guān jié
TCTraditional Chinese 球窩關節 |
| ball lightning n | (ball-shaped lightning) | SCSimplified Chinese 球形闪电 qiú xíng shǎn diàn
TCTraditional Chinese 球形閃電 |
| ball mill | (grinding mill) | SCSimplified Chinese 球磨机 |
| ball of fire n | (fireball) | SCSimplified Chinese 火球 huǒ qiú |
| | We heard the explosion, then saw a great ball of fire shooting to the sky. |
| | The propane tanker exploded into a great ball of fire. |
| | 我们听到爆炸声，然后看到一个巨大的火球冲向天空。 |
| | 丙烷罐车爆炸，形成一个巨大的火球。 |
| ball of fire n | figurative (dynamic person) | SCSimplified Chinese 一团火一样的人，精力充沛的人 yì tuán huǒ yí yàng de rén，jīng lì chōng pèi de rén |
| | My aunt is always busy; she's a real ball of fire. |
| ball of fluff n | figurative (small furry animal) | SCSimplified Chinese 绒毛球 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 绒毛小动物 |
| ball of thread n | (thin fibre wound into a ball) | SCSimplified Chinese 线团 xiàn tuán |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 线球 xiàn tuán，xiàn qiú |
| | It's hard to crochet when the kitten keeps playing with the ball of thread. |
| ball of yarn n | (wool, etc., wound into a ball) | SCSimplified Chinese 毛线球 |
| | My kitten loves to play with a ball of yarn. |
| ball sport n | often plural (game: with ball) | SCSimplified Chinese 球类运动 qiú lèi yùn dòng
TCTraditional Chinese 球類運動 |
| ball valve n | (flow controlled by ball) | SCSimplified Chinese 球阀 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 球形活门 |
| ball-and-socket joint n | (anatomy: type of joint) (人体) | SCSimplified Chinese 球窝关节 qiú wō guān jié
TCTraditional Chinese 球窩關節 |
| ball-and-socket joint n | (joint connecting rods, pipes etc.) | SCSimplified Chinese 杵臼接头 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 球窝接头 qiú wō jiē tóu |
ball-buster,
ballbuster,
ball-breaker,
ballbreaker n | figurative, informal (woman threatening to men) | SCSimplified Chinese 悍妇，强悍的女人，女强人 hàn fù，nǚ qiáng rén |
| | (口语) | SCSimplified Chinese 凶婆娘，女魔头 |
ball-buster,
ballbuster,
ball-breaker,
ballbreaker n | figurative, informal (strict disciplinarian) | SCSimplified Chinese 严格维持纪律的人 |
ballcock,
ball cock,
ball-cock n | (water-level ball in a cistern) | SCSimplified Chinese 浮球阀 fú qiú fá
TCTraditional Chinese 浮球旋塞 |
ballpoint pen,
ball pen n | (pen with rolling ball bearing) | SCSimplified Chinese 圆珠笔 yuán zhū bǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 鋼珠筆 |
| | I would rather use a fountain pen than a ballpoint pen. |
| | 我宁愿用水笔也不用圆珠笔。 |
baseball cap,
ball cap n | (peaked sports hat) | SCSimplified Chinese 棒球帽 bàng qiú mào |
| | The girl wore a baseball cap bearing the logo of her favorite team. |
beach ball,
beachball n | (toy: inflatable ball) | SCSimplified Chinese 浮水气球 fú shuǐ qì qiú
TCTraditional Chinese 浮水氣球 |
| | The children were playing with a beach ball. |
behind the eight ball,
behind the eightball expr | US, figurative (at a disadvantage) | SCSimplified Chinese 处于困境 chǔ yú kùn jìng
TCTraditional Chinese 處於困境 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 处于不利地位 chǔ yú kùn jìng，chǔ yú bú lì dì wèi |
| | The university is behind the eight ball when it comes to attracting international students. |
| billiard ball n | (sports: ball for billiards) | SCSimplified Chinese 台球 tái qiú |
bocce,
bocce ball n | (ball sport) | SCSimplified Chinese 地掷球 |
| | The men were playing bocce in the park. |
| bowling ball n | (large: for tenpins) | SCSimplified Chinese 保龄球 bǎo líng qiú
TCTraditional Chinese 保齡球 |
| | The bowling ball was so heavy that I thought I would drop it on my toes. |
| | 保龄球太重了，我原以为我会扔在我的脚趾上。 |
| bowling ball n | (small: for lawn bowls) | SCSimplified Chinese 草地滚球用的小球 cǎo dì gǔn qiú yòng de xiǎo qiú |
| charity ball n | (formal dance for charitable cause) | SCSimplified Chinese 慈善舞会 cí shàn wǔ huì
TCTraditional Chinese 慈善舞會 |
| | The police held a charity ball to raise money for the local orphanage. |
cotton ball (US),
cotton wool ball (UK) n | (fluffy fiber ball) | SCSimplified Chinese 棉球 |
| | I use a cotton ball to apply nail polish remover. |
| croquet ball n | (sport: wooden ball used in croquet) | SCSimplified Chinese 槌球 |
| | Thelma used her mallet to send the croquet ball flying over the fence! |
| crystal ball n | (glass ball used to predict future) | SCSimplified Chinese 水晶球 shuǐ jīng qiú |
| | The fortune-teller gazed into the crystal ball. |
| cue ball n | (snooker, pool: white ball) (台球中的) | SCSimplified Chinese 白色球，主球 |
| | In pool, you hit the coloured balls with the white cue ball. |
curve ball,
curveball n | (baseball: pitched ball that spins) | SCSimplified Chinese 曲线球 qū xiàn qiú
TCTraditional Chinese 曲線球 |
curve ball,
curveball n | US, informal, figurative ([sth] unexpected) | SCSimplified Chinese 意料之外的事 |
curve ball,
curveball n | US, informal, figurative ([sth] misleading) | SCSimplified Chinese 误导人的事 |
| disco ball n | (mirrored spherical decoration) | SCSimplified Chinese 迪斯科球 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 迪斯科舞厅球灯 |
dodgeball,
dodge ball n | US (American ball game) (美国一种球类游戏) | SCSimplified Chinese 躲避球 |
| | I always hated dodgeball, especially after the ball hit me in the face. |
| drop the ball v expr | figurative (fail to do one's part) | SCSimplified Chinese 撂挑子 liào tiāo zi
TCTraditional Chinese 失職 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 推掉任务 liào tiāo zi ，tuī diào rèn wù |
| | The company dropped the ball when the product was late in reaching some key markets. |
| dropped-ball n | (soccer: restart) (足球) | SCSimplified Chinese 坠球 |
| | The referee restarted the game with a dropped-ball. |
| eight ball n | (ball in billiards, pool) (台球玩法) | SCSimplified Chinese 八球 |
| eight ball n | informal (amount of an illegal drug) (毒品重量，约3-3.5克) | SCSimplified Chinese 八球 |
football (UK),
soccer ball (US) n | (sports: round ball) | SCSimplified Chinese 足球 zú qiú
TCTraditional Chinese 足球 |
| | He kicked the football into the goal. |
| | 他把足球踢进了球门。 |
football (US),
American football,
American football ball (UK) n | (sports: oblong ball) | SCSimplified Chinese 橄榄球 gǎn lǎn qiú
TCTraditional Chinese 橄欖球 |
| | He threw the football to his friend. |
| | 他把橄榄球扔给了朋友。 |
| foul ball n | (baseball: ball out of bounds) | SCSimplified Chinese 界外球 jiè wài qiú |
| | It appeared to be a home run, but the umpire ruled that it was a foul ball. |
get the ball rolling,
start the ball rolling v expr | figurative (initiate [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 开始… kāi shǐ …
TCTraditional Chinese 開始... |
| | Let's all introduce ourselves. I'll get the ball rolling: my name is Charlotte. |
| golf ball n | (small white ball used in golf) | SCSimplified Chinese 高尔夫球 gāo ěr fū qiú
TCTraditional Chinese 高爾夫球 |
| | When he went golfing he hit the golf ball into the water. |
grounder,
ground ball n | (baseball: rolling ball) (棒球) | SCSimplified Chinese 滚地球 |
| have a ball v expr | informal (enjoy oneself immensely) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 玩得很开心，玩得特别高兴 wán de hěn kāi xīn，wán de tè bié gāo xìng |
| | Thank you for a wonderful party; we all had a ball! |
| juggling ball n | (soft ball used for juggling) | SCSimplified Chinese 杂耍球 zá shuǎ qiú
TCTraditional Chinese 雜耍球 |
| | The clown dropped the juggling ball. |
| jump ball n | (in basketball) (篮球) | SCSimplified Chinese 跳球 tiào qiú |
| | As the two players were struggling to gain possession of the ball, the referee called a jump ball. |
| keep the ball rolling v expr | figurative (give renewed vigor to [sth] underway) | SCSimplified Chinese 保持运转 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 保持活跃 |
keep your eye on the ball,
keep an eye on the ball,
have your eye on the ball v expr | figurative (be attentive, alert) | SCSimplified Chinese 集中注意 |
| masked ball n | (dance where costumes are worn) | SCSimplified Chinese 化妆舞会 huà zhuāng wǔ huì
TCTraditional Chinese 化妝舞會 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 假面舞会 huà zhuāng wǔ huì ，jià miàn wǔ huì |
| | We went to the masked ball as Pierrot and Pierrette. |
| masquerade ball n | (masked dance) | SCSimplified Chinese 化装舞会 huà zhuāng wǔ huì
TCTraditional Chinese 化裝舞會 |
| | For New Year's the Smiths held a masquerade ball at their country home. |
| meatball n | (food: ground meat) | SCSimplified Chinese 肉丸 ròu wán |
| | My favorite food as a child was spaghetti and meatballs. |
| meatball n | US, Can, informal (foolish person) | SCSimplified Chinese 笨蛋 bèn dàn |
| | Don't be such a meatball; if you do that, you're going to get in trouble. |
| | 别发傻了！如果你那么做，你会有麻烦的。 |
| medicine ball n | (ball used in weight training) | SCSimplified Chinese 健身实心球 jiàn shēn shí xīn qiú |
| | The physical therapist had her use a medicine ball to strengthen her abdomen. |
mirrorball,
disco ball n | (revolving faceted ball) | SCSimplified Chinese 镜面球 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 镜球 |
| mothball n | usually plural (pesticide for clothing) | SCSimplified Chinese 樟脑丸 zhāng nǎo wán
TCTraditional Chinese 樟腦丸 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 卫生球 zhāng nǎo wán，wèi shēng qiú |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 防蠹丸 zhāng nǎo wán，fáng dù wán |
| | Before storing the box of clothing, we added mothballs to protect its contents. |
| no adj | (forbidding [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 禁止 jìn zhǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 禁止 |
| 备注: Used on public notices to forbid an activity or thing. |
| | There are signs saying "No smoking" all over the construction site. |
| | 施工现场到处挂着“严禁吸烟”的牌子。 |
| no-ball n | (cricket) (板球) | SCSimplified Chinese 投球犯规 |
| on the ball adv | figurative, informal (alert) (比喻，非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 机警的，敏锐的 jī jǐng de，mǐn ruì de
TCTraditional Chinese 敏銳的 |
| | You need to be on the ball to spot the best bargains. |
| play ball vtr + n | (throw, catch a ball) | SCSimplified Chinese 玩球 |
| | Shall we play ball in the park? |
| play ball with [sb] v expr | (throw, catch a ball with [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 和...打球 |
| | My son often plays ball with the boy from next door. |
| play ball vtr + n | figurative (co-operate) | SCSimplified Chinese 合作 hé zuò
TCTraditional Chinese 合作 |
| | The deal's off - John won't play ball. |
| play ball with [sb] v expr | figurative (co-operate with [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 与...合作
TCTraditional Chinese 與…合作 |
| | The company needs smart people who can play ball with our software development team. |
| play-the-ball n | (rugby move) | SCSimplified Chinese 被擒抱后重新进攻 |
| pool ball n | (ball used in game of billiards) | SCSimplified Chinese 台球 tái qiú |
| | The pool ball rolled into the pocket. |
| rubber ball n | (bouncy ball made of rubber) | SCSimplified Chinese 皮球 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 橡皮球 |
| snap the ball v expr | (American football: make the first pass) (橄榄球) | SCSimplified Chinese 开球 kāi qiú |
spitball,
spit ball n | (paper chewed and spat) | SCSimplified Chinese 小孩投掷着玩的嚼过的纸球 xiǎo hái tóu zhì zhe wán de jiáo guò de zhǐ qiú |
spitball,
spit ball n | (baseball: ball dampened with spit) (棒球术语) | SCSimplified Chinese 唾沫球 tuò mò qiú |
| tea ball | (infusion ball) | SCSimplified Chinese 茶球 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 滤茶球 |
| tennis ball n | (rubber ball used in tennis) | SCSimplified Chinese 网球 wǎng qiú |
| | Most tennis balls are fluorescent yellow. |
| the whole ball of wax n | US, slang (everything) | SCSimplified Chinese 一切 yí qiè
TCTraditional Chinese 一切 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 全套 |
| | Give me a shampoo, haircut, permanent, and facial; I want the whole ball of wax. |
throw [sb] a curve ball,
throw [sb] a curve v expr | US, informal, figurative (do [sth] unexpected) | SCSimplified Chinese 出乎某人意料 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 做令某人意外的事 |
throw [sb] a curve ball,
throw [sb] a curve v expr | US, informal, figurative (do [sth] misleading) | SCSimplified Chinese 做误导某人的事 |
| wrecking ball n | (demolition tool) | SCSimplified Chinese 建筑拆除球 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 落锤 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 破碎球 |
| | The wrecking ball hit the wall in a cloud of brick dust. |