Word · Frequency #1121
ball
揉成球
To form or wind into a ball.
- 1.
To form or wind into a ball.
形成或卷成球形。
- 2.
To heat in a furnace and form into balls for rolling.
在炉中加热并形成球形以便轧制。
- 3.
To gather balls which cling to the feet or skis, as of damp snow or clay; to gather into balls.
收集粘在脚或滑雪板上的球状物,如湿雪或粘土；聚集成球。
- 4.
To reject from a fraternity or sorority. (Ellipsis of blackball).
从兄弟会或姐妹会中拒绝(省略自黑球)。
- 5.
To spend money extravagantly.
挥霍金钱。
- 6.
To punish by affixing a ball and chain.
通过附加球和链来惩罚。
- 7.
Of bees: to kill (a wasp) by surrounding it in large numbers so as to raise its body heat.
蜜蜂通过大量包围来杀死(黄蜂),以提高其体温。
- 8.
To operate (a vehicle) at high speed (whether balls-out, balls to the wall, or ballin' the jack, each of which comes ultimately from ball via a different route).
以高速驾驶(无论是全速、全力以赴,还是全速前进,最终都源自不同路径的ball)。
拒绝入会；挥霍；高速行驶；制成球；裹成团
In use
She balled the dough into small, even spheres for the cookies.
The child enjoys balling the wet sand at the beach.
He balls the paper tightly before throwing it into the bin.
Verb forms
base ball · third person balls · -ing balling · past balled · past participle balled
正则动词
Connections
Collocations
- ball up
- 把…揉成团；卷成球
- She balled up the letter and threw it away.她把信揉成一团扔掉了。
- ball one's fists
- 攥紧拳头；握拳
- He balled his fists and said nothing.他攥紧拳头，一句话也没说。
- ball the jack
- 全速前进；高速行驶
- We balled the jack down the empty highway.我们在空旷的高速公路上全速行驶。
Pop culture & quotes
- Ball so hard, this is crazy.
- 这么拼命挥霍，简直是疯了。A line from a 2011 hit song by Jay-Z and Kanye West; here 'ball' means to live a lavish, extravagant lifestyle.出自 Jay-Z 和 Kanye West 2011 年的热门歌曲，这里的 ball 意为过奢华、挥霍的生活。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把纸揉成一团就是 ball，名词“球”作动词：揉成球、卷成球。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常手工/整理 此义项“把…揉成球”最常用，语体中性，多用于日常或手工场景。其他义项较少见且语体不同，需视语境判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词和动词 ball /bɔl/ 押韵，都以 /ɔl/ 结尾：wall、tall、call、fall、small、all。注意：拼写相似的 bale /beɪl/、ballot /ˈbælət/ 读音不同，不是韵词。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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