Phrase
basketball team
/ˈbɑːskitbɔːl tiːm/
noun
篮球队
a team that plays basketball
- 1.
a team that plays basketball
篮球队
In use
They practice every day to improve their basketball team's performance.
She tried out for the school basketball team and made it.
The basketball team won the championship last year.
be on a basketball team
He is on the school basketball team.
他在学校篮球队。
join a basketball team
She decided to join the basketball team.
她决定加入篮球队。
play for a basketball team
He plays for the local basketball team.
他为当地篮球队效力。
Common mistakes
I play basketball team.I play on a basketball team.
英语中表示“参加某队”需用介词on，不能说play a team。
He is a basketball team.He is on the basketball team.
basketball team指整个队，不能指人；要说on the team表示“是队里的一员”。
Connections
Confusing words
- basketball
- 篮球 · “basketball team”指一支篮球队，强调集体；而“basketball”仅指篮球运动本身。
- team
- 队；团队 · “basketball team”特指篮球队，而“team”可用于任何领域的团队，如足球队、项目团队等。
Word family
- basketball
- 篮球 · noun
- team
- 队伍；团队 · noun
- teammate
- 队友 · noun
- teamwork
- 团队合作 · noun
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.