Word · Frequency #2794
rugbies
橄榄球；橄榄球运动
rugbies is the plural of rugby.
a team sport played with an oval ball
英式橄榄球，区别于美式橄榄球（American football）
- 1.
A form of football in which players can hold or kick an ovoid ball; rugby football. The ball cannot be handled forwards and points are scored by touching the ball to the ground in the area past the opponent's territory or by kicking the ball between goalposts and over a crossbar.
一种足球运动,球员可以持球或踢椭圆形球；橄榄球。球不能向前传递,得分通过将球触地于对方区域或将球踢过球门柱和横梁之间。
- 2.
a form of football played with an oval ball
用椭圆形球进行的橄榄球运动
- 3.
The form of the game known as rugby union (see the usage note).
被称为橄榄球联盟的比赛形式。
一种足球运动,球员可以持球或踢椭圆形球；橄榄球。球不能向前传递,得分通过将球触地于对方区域或将球踢过球门柱和横梁之间。；用椭圆形球进行的橄榄球运动；被称为橄榄球联盟的比赛形式。；橄榄球；橄榄球赛
In use
My brother plays rugby every Saturday with his friends.
She watched a rugby match on TV last night.
Rugby is a popular sport in many countries.
play rugby
play rugby是固定搭配，表示参加橄榄球运动。
He plays rugby every weekend.
他每个周末打橄榄球。
rugby + noun
rugby常用作定语，修饰与橄榄球相关的名词。
She is a member of the rugby team.
她是橄榄球队的成员。
Common mistakes
I like to play rugby ball.I like to play rugby.
橄榄球是一项运动，其使用的球叫rugby ball。说'play rugby ball'是把运动名称误当作球的名称，正确表达应直接用'play rugby'表示进行橄榄球运动。
Connections
Collocations
- play rugby
- 打橄榄球
- He plays rugby every Saturday.他每周六打橄榄球。
- rugby match
- 橄榄球赛
- They watched a rugby match on TV.他们在电视上看了一场橄榄球赛。
- rugby team
- 橄榄球队
- She is a member of the rugby team.她是橄榄球队的一员。
- rugby ball
- 橄榄球
- The rugby ball is oval-shaped.橄榄球是椭圆形的。
- rugby player
- 橄榄球运动员
- He is a professional rugby player.他是一名职业橄榄球运动员。
- rugby union
- 橄榄球联合会（英式橄榄球）
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将 rugby 中的 rug 联想为草地地毯，橄榄球赛就在上面进行。
Context & Register
通常用于体育赛事、报道及规则说明，日常对话中较少使用，语域偏中性但带有体育专业色彩。
Pronunciation & Spelling
hubby、cubby 与 rugby 的重读元音相同（/ʌ/），但 rugby 含 /ɡ/ 音，不完全押韵；其他词如 hobby、lobby 的元音为 /ɒ/，derby 为 /ɑː/，ruby 为 /uː/，拼写均以 -by 结尾但发音差异大，学习时注意区分。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，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.