football
/ˈfʊtbɔːl/noun
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- mass noun any of various forms of team game involving kicking (and in some cases also handling) a ball, in particular (in the UK) soccer or (in the US) American football足球运动（尤指英式足球, 美式橄榄球）。
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- play in such a game, especially when stylish and entertaining（尤指别具一格或精彩的）足球风格, 踢法：
his team played some impressive football.
他的球队踢法令人印象深刻。
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- a ball used in such a game, either round (as in soccer) or oval (as in rugby and American football) and typically made of leather or plastic and filled with compressed air足球; 橄榄球。
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- figurative a topical issue or problem that is the subject of continued argument or controversy〈喻〉争论不休的话题, 被踢来踢去的难题：
the use of education as a political football.
把教育当作一个政治问题争论不休。
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