交誼舞會:ball有幾種意思
At some point he is forcing inside so he don't lean out there,and shoot the ball in the right field with the ball they did gave to.
——Hachiko: A Dog's Story
這一刻,他死死的盯住對手,要精準地將球擊出,不給對手任何機會。
——《忠犬八公的故事》
一、關於ball,你應該知道的用法有
n.
1.球,球狀物 [C] a round object used for throwing; a round object or a thing that has been formed into a round shape
On the screen, children tossed the ball to each other.
屏幕上,孩子們把球傳來傳去。
2.舞會 [C] a large formal party with dancing
I was dressed as a horseman at the ball.
在舞會上我裝扮成騎士。
v.
成團塊;捏成球形 [I,T] to form sth or be formed into the shape of a ball
The workers are balling wool.
工人們正在把羊毛團成球狀。
二、詞義辨析:還有什麼詞彙能表示“舞會”的意思
ball, dance
這兩個名詞均有“舞會”之意。
ball多指社交性的舞會,場面較爲隆重和正式。
dance指一般性的非正式舞會。
三、你知道ball和哪些詞更搭嗎?
ball and chain
n.鎖鏈,拖累,[俚]妻子
ball bearing
n.滾珠,球軸承,滾球軸承
ball cartridge
n. 實彈
ball game
球賽 球類比賽 【俚】狀況
ball of fire
精力充沛的人,很能幹的人
四、最後,做個小測試鞏固一下
The sun was a huge _____ of fire low on the horizon.
落在地平線上的太陽像個大火球。