football

英 [ˈfʊtbɔːl]

美 [ˈfʊtbɔːl]

n.  足球运动; 足球; 橄榄球; 屡起争议的问题; 被踢来踢去的难题

复数：footballs　

中考高考CET4考研

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1424 / COCA.1534

牛津词典

noun

• 足球运动
  a game played by two teams of 11 players, using a round ball which players kick up and down the playing field (= the pitch ). Teams try to kick the ball into the other team's goal.
• 足球运动
  a game played by two teams of 11 players, using a round ball which players kick up and down the playing field (= the pitch ). Teams try to kick the ball into the other team's goal.
• 足球；橄榄球
  a large round or oval ball made of leather or plastic and filled with air
• 屡起争议的问题；被踢来踢去的难题
  an issue or a problem that frequently causes argument and disagreement
  1. Health care should not become a political football.
     保健问题不应该成为被踢来踢去的政治皮球。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 足球运动
  Footballis a game played by two teams of eleven players using a round ball. Players kick the ball to each other and try to score goals by kicking the ball into a large net.
  1. Several boys were still playing football on the waste ground.
     几个男孩还在那片废弃的空地上踢足球。
  2. ...Arsenal Football Club.
     阿森纳足球俱乐部
  3. ...Italian football fans.
     意大利足球迷

in AM, use 美国英语用soccer


• N-UNCOUNT 橄榄球运动
  Footballis a game played by two teams of eleven players using an oval ball. Players carry the ball in their hands or throw it to each other as they try to score goals that are called touchdowns.
  1. Two blocks beyond our school was a field where boys played football...
     离我们学校两个街区远的地方有个男孩们玩橄榄球的球场。
  2. This year's national college football championship was won by Princeton.
     今年全国高校橄榄球锦标赛的冠军是普林斯顿队。

in BRIT, use 英国英语用American football


• 足球;橄榄球
  Afootballis a ball that is used for playing football.

英英释义

noun

• any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
  Synonym:football game
• the inflated oblong ball used in playing American football

双语例句

• Italian football captured the imagination of the nation last season.
  上个赛季意大利足球吸引了全国上下的注意。
• The England team were a poor advertisement for European football tonight
  英格兰队今晚为欧洲足球做了一次糟糕的宣传。
• Two blocks beyond our school was a field where boys played football
  离我们学校两个街区远的地方有个男孩们玩橄榄球的球场。
• I never miss a chance of playing football.
  我从来不错过踢足球的机会。
• It won't shake the football world if we beat Torquay
  即便我们击败了托基队也不能撼动足球界。
• The Football Association have had their say.
  足协已经发表了意见。
• I've arranged to go with him to tomorrow's football match.
  我已经和他说好了明天一块去看足球赛。
• I queued for two hours to get a ticket to see the football game
  我排了两个小时的队，就是为了买张足球赛的票。
• I like playing football best, but occasionally I play table tennis, too.
  我最喜欢踢足球，偶尔也打打乒乓球。
• Gary plays football with the other children of the same age.
  加里和其他同龄的孩子们一起踢足球。