Word · Frequency #16051
basketball
篮球运动
A game played by two teams of five players who score points by throwing the ball through a high hoop on the opponent's side of a court.
- 1.
A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.
两队各五名球员设法将球投入篮筐的运动。
- 2.
a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop
两队各5名球员在球场上进行的比赛,通过将球投入高处的水平篮圈得分
- 3.
The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball.
篮球运动所用的球。
- 4.
an inflated ball used in playing basketball
用于打篮球的充气球
篮球；两队各五名球员设法将球投入篮筐的运动。；两队各5名球员在球场上进行的比赛,通过将球投入高处的水平篮圈得分；篮球运动所用的球。；用于打篮球的充气球
In use
My brother and I play basketball every Saturday morning at the local park.
She watched a thrilling basketball game on television last night.
He bought a new basketball and practiced shooting hoops in the driveway.
play basketball
basketball 表示“篮球运动”时是不可数名词，通常不加冠词，也不加复数。
They play basketball every Friday afternoon.
他们每周五下午打篮球。
a basketball
basketball 表示“篮球”这个具体的球时是可数名词，可以用 a/an 或 the；复数形式为 basketballs。
He bought a basketball for his younger brother.
他给弟弟买了一个篮球。
Common mistakes
I play the basketball every weekend.
Connections
Collocations
- play basketball
- 打篮球
- We play basketball after school every Friday.我们每周五放学后打篮球。
- basketball game
- 篮球比赛
- Did you watch the basketball game last night?你昨晚看篮球比赛了吗？
- basketball team
- 篮球队
- She is the captain of our school basketball team.她是我们学校篮球队的队长。
- basketball court
- 篮球场
- The kids were playing on the outdoor basketball court.孩子们在室外篮球场上打球。
- basketball player
- 篮球运动员
- He wants to become a professional basketball player.他想成为一名职业篮球运动员。
- basketball hoop
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 basket（篮筐）和 ball（球）合成一词：把球投进篮筐的运动就是篮球。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：sports commentary、school physical education、everyday conversation “basketball”属于中性常用词，正式和非正式场合都可以使用；若要区分“篮球运动”和“篮球（球）”，通常需根据上下文判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in '-all' (ball, call, fall, hall, tall, small) rhyme with the '-ball' in 'basketball' /ˈbæskətˌbɔl/. Note: 'basket' /ˈbæskɪt/ and 'ballot' /ˈbælət/ look similar to parts of 'basketball' but sound different.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，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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