play ball

a) to throw, kick, hit, or catch a ball as a game or activity 玩球类游戏

Jim and Karl were playing ball in the backyard.

吉姆和卡尔在后院玩球。

b) to do what someone wants you to do 听命

So far, the company has refused to play ball, preferring to remain independent.

这家公司至今不愿当傀儡，更希望保持独立。

Examples from the Corpus

play ball• It was a timeless scene: a brick house, a mown meadow, a man and his boy playing ball.• It seemed clear to us that we would always have the time to play ball and get better as we went along.• When they break a window playing ball or lose something that belongs to a friend, they should make amends.• She played ball, she had difficulty with spelling, and she wanted to be a doctor when she grew up.• He has no one to play ball with and tosses his ball against the wall in a most despondent fashion.• The editor would have doubled it, if you'd played ball with me.• There is a simple, inexpensive solution for those who refuse to play ball with the system.

→ play ball at play1(2)

单词	play ball
释义	play ball play ball a) to throw, kick, hit, or catch a ball as a game or activity 玩球类游戏 Jim and Karl were playing ball in the backyard. 吉姆和卡尔在后院玩球。 b) to do what someone wants you to do 听命 So far, the company has refused to play ball, preferring to remain independent. 这家公司至今不愿当傀儡，更希望保持独立。 Examples from the Corpus play ball• It was a timeless scene: a brick house, a mown meadow, a man and his boy playing ball.• It seemed clear to us that we would always have the time to play ball and get better as we went along.• When they break a window playing ball or lose something that belongs to a friend, they should make amends.• She played ball, she had difficulty with spelling, and she wanted to be a doctor when she grew up.• He has no one to play ball with and tosses his ball against the wall in a most despondent fashion.• The editor would have doubled it, if you'd played ball with me.• There is a simple, inexpensive solution for those who refuse to play ball with the system. → play ball at play1(2)
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