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单词 ping-pong
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Definition of ping-pong in English:

ping-pong

noun ˈpɪŋpɒŋˈpɪŋˌpɔŋ
mass nountrademark in US, informal
  • another term for table tennis
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The local game of road tennis is a cross between ping-pong and lawn tennis.
    • We weren't any good at basketball and there were too many of us for racquetball or ping-pong.
    • There is a Junior Clubhouse at the edge of a large grassy clearing and park area where they can play a game of ping-pong or just sit and talk.
    • Just another round of field hockey, shot put, or ping-pong at the Athens Olympics.
    • Abandoning ping-pong, Andrew became a sports agent and adopted Campbell as his client, or perhaps it was the other way round.

Origin

Early 20th century: imitative of the sound of a bat striking a ball.

Definition of ping-pong in US English:

ping-pong

nounˈpiNGˌpôNGˈpɪŋˌpɔŋ
trademark in US, informal
  • another term for table tennis
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Abandoning ping-pong, Andrew became a sports agent and adopted Campbell as his client, or perhaps it was the other way round.
    • The local game of road tennis is a cross between ping-pong and lawn tennis.
    • There is a Junior Clubhouse at the edge of a large grassy clearing and park area where they can play a game of ping-pong or just sit and talk.
    • We weren't any good at basketball and there were too many of us for racquetball or ping-pong.
    • Just another round of field hockey, shot put, or ping-pong at the Athens Olympics.

Origin

Early 20th century: imitative of the sound of a bat striking a ball.

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