Word · Frequency #1424
football
足球；橄榄球
a game in which two teams try to get a ball into the opposing team's goal by kicking, carrying, or throwing it
英式英语中常指足球，美式英语中常指橄榄球。
- 1.
The ball used in any game called "football".
用于任何称为“足球”的比赛的球
- 2.
Practice of these particular games, or techniques used in them.
这些特定游戏的练习或使用的技巧
- 3.
An item of discussion, particularly in a back-and-forth manner
讨论的话题,尤其是来回讨论的项目
橄榄球；用于任何称为“足球”的比赛的球；这些特定游戏的练习或使用的技巧；讨论的话题,尤其是来回讨论的项目；足球
In use
We play football in the park every Saturday.
I like watching football on television with my dad.
Football is the most popular sport in many countries.
play football
英式英语中football指足球，美式英语中多指橄榄球。
The children are playing football in the park.
孩子们正在公园里踢足球。
football game/match
We watched a football game on TV last night.
我们昨晚在电视上看了一场足球赛。
football player
He is a professional football player.
他是一名职业足球运动员。
Connections
Collocations
- play football
- 踢足球
- The children are playing football in the park.孩子们正在公园里踢足球。
- football match
- 足球比赛
- We watched a thrilling football match on TV last night.昨晚我们在电视上看了一场激动人心的足球比赛。
- football player
- 足球运动员
- He dreams of becoming a professional football player.他梦想成为一名职业足球运动员。
- American football
- 美式橄榄球
- American football is very popular in the United States.美式橄榄球在美国非常受欢迎。
- football field
- 足球场
- The school has a large football field.这所学校有一个很大的足球场。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
用脚踢的球就是足球，记住 foot（脚）+ ball（球）。
Context & Register
Mixed register; contexts: sports. 通常多用于泛指球类运动，但具体指代因地区而异。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words end in '-ball' and are pronounced with the same /bɒːl/ sound as in 'football'. Be careful not to confuse with words ending in '-all' like 'call' (/kɔːl/) or 'fall' (/fɔːl/), which have a different vowel sound.
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.