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ball ROUND OBJECTHbC:l, $bB:ln [C]any spherical object, esp. one used as a toy by children or in various sports such as tennis and football球，球状物a golf/rugby/tennis ball高尔夫/橄榄/网球a beach ball沙滩球Just try to concentrate on hitting the ball.集中注意力打球。She bounced the ball past her opponent.她将球从对手身边拍过。He bowled him a fast ball (= a ball thrown at a fast speed).他飞快地将球传给他。The kitten curled itself into a ball.小猫卷缩成一团。A ball of string or wool is an amount of it in a round shape.（毛）线团The ball of your foot or thumb is the rounded part where the toes join the foot and the thumb joins the hand.脚趾（手指）球She knows everything--she's really on the ball (= very aware of everything and quick to act).她什么都知道----她很机灵。To start/set/get the ball rolling is to do something first that you want lots of other people to do.带头开始活动I decided to set the ball rolling and got up to dance.我起身跳舞带了个头使气氛活跃起来。It's up to you what to do--the ball is in your court now (= you are responsible for making the next decision or doing the next thing).由你决定该怎么做----决定权在你手中。A ball bearing is a small metal ball or several of these arranged in a ring to make particular parts of a machine move more easily.滚珠轴承In esp. tennis, a ball boy/girl is someone who picks up balls which have been used and gives them back to the players.捡球员（尤指网球运动中）Children from the local schools act as ball girls and ball boys at Wimbledon.当地学校的孩子们在温布尔登充当网球捡球员。(Am) A ball game is a baseball match.棒球比赛If something is a whole new/completely different ball game it is a new experience or something very different from what has existed before.从未有过的新鲜事Sharing a flat with someone is a whole new ball game for me.和人同住一间公寓对我来说是从未有过的新鲜事。The hip joint is a ball-and-socket joint.股关节是一种杵臼关节。"Great Balls of Fire" (title of a song by Jerry Lee Lewis, 1957)《大火球》（杰利·李·刘易斯演唱的一首歌名）
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