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throw/kick/hit a ball
ball在此指球类运动中的球。
He kicked the ball into the goal.
他把球踢进了球门。
球；球类运动的球
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
球；球类运动的球
A round object that is thrown, kicked, hit, or caught in games and sports.
He kicked the ball into the goal.
他把球踢进了球门。
实心或空心的球体,或大致球形的物体
A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
正式舞会。
A formal dance.
游戏中击、投、踢的圆形物体
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
欧几里得平面中圆盘的同源物或类似物。
Homologue or analogue of a disk in the Euclidean plane.
He kicked the ball into the goal.
他把球踢进了球门。
AI contextual example
She threw the ball to her friend.
她把球扔给了朋友。
AI contextual example
The children played with a red ball in the park.
孩子们在公园里玩一个红色的球。
AI contextual example
the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve
他发球时球速达到每小时90英里。
WordNet
ball在此指球类运动中的球。
He kicked the ball into the goal.
他把球踢进了球门。
She caught the ball with one hand.
她单手接住了球。
sth指可揉成球状的材料。
He rolled a ball of clay.
他揉了一个泥球。
Not this
He kicked ball.
Use this
He kicked a ball.
中文学习者常忘记在可数名词前加冠词 "a" 或 "the"。"ball" 是可数名词，单数形式需要冠词。
Not this
I have two ball.
Use this
I have two balls.
中文名词没有复数变化，所以学习者易漏加复数后缀 "-s"。"ball" 的复数是 "balls"。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
打球；开始比赛
Let's play ball after school.
放学后我们打球吧。
击球
He hit the ball over the fence.
他把球击过了篱笆。
扔球
Throw the ball to me.
把球扔给我。
踢球
The player kicked the ball into the goal.
球员把球踢进了球门。
接球
She can catch the ball with one hand.
她能单手接球。
拍球；运球
Bounce the ball on the ground before shooting.
投篮前先在地上拍几下球。
玩得开心
We had a ball at the party last night.
昨晚我们在聚会上玩得很开心。
机灵；高效
He's really on the ball today, finishing all his tasks early.
他今天真的很机灵，早早完成了所有任务。
保持专注
You need to keep your eye on the ball if you want to succeed in this project.
如果你想在这个项目中成功，就需要保持专注。
开球！
The umpire shouted 'Play ball!' and the game began.
裁判大喊‘开球！’，比赛开始了。
你可以去参加舞会！
The fairy godmother said, 'You shall go to the ball!' and Cinderella's dream came true.
仙女教母说：‘你可以去参加舞会！’，灰姑娘的梦想成真了。
Use ball naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一个圆圆的球（ball）在豪华舞会（ball）上滚动，记住球和舞会都是ball。
通常用于体育或游戏场景，属于中性词汇。在正式体育报道或日常对话中均常见。
All these words rhyme with 'ball' because they share the stressed vowel /ɔː/ and the following /l/. Be cautious of similar-looking words like 'bald' which has a different vowel sound.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.