game
n
1 [C]
(a) form of play or sport with rules 游戲; 運動
popular children's games 兒童喜愛的游戲
a game of chance/skill 一種碰運氣的[賽技巧的]游戲.
(b) instance of this 游戲; 運動
to play a game of chess, football, hide-and-seek, etc 下棋、 踢足球、 捉迷藏
Let's have a game of snooker. 咱們打一局臺球吧. =>Usage at sport 用法見sport.
2 games [pl]
(a) athletics or sport as part of a school curriculum (學校的)體育活動
Mary never played games at school. 瑪麗在學校從不參加體育活動.
(b) (also the Games) (international) athletic contests (國際)體育比賽, 運動會
the Olympic/Commonwealth/Highland `Games 奧林匹克[英聯邦/蘇格蘭高地]運動會.
3 [C] part of a game (eg tennis or bridge) that forms a scoring unit (網球或橋牌的)一局, 一盤, 一場
We need another twenty points to make game, ie in bridge. 我們需再打20分才夠一局(橋牌).
They lost the first game of the second set, ie in tennis. 他們在第二盤中輸了第一局(網球賽).
(one) game all, two games all, etc, ie each player or team has won one game, two games, etc 各贏一局、 各贏兩局等
Game, set and match (to...), ie The tennis match has been won (by...) 贏得這局、 盤、 場網球賽的是...
[attrib 作定語]
game `point, ie stage in a competition when one point is needed to win the game (比賽中)決勝的一分.
4 [C] set of equipment for playing a game (游戲或運動的)器材
My uncle always gives us a `board game for Christmas. 我叔叔每逢圣誕節總要送給我們一副棋.
5 [C] (usu sing 通常作單數) (infml 口)
(a) secret and cunning plan; trick 詭計; 計謀; 花招
So that's his (little) game! ie Now I know what he has been planning. 原來那就是他的鬼點子!
I wish I knew what her game is, ie what she is planning to do. 但愿我知道她打的是什麼主意.
(b) type of activity or business 活動類型; 行業
the `publishing game 出版業
the game of `politics 政治工作
How long have you been in `this game? 你從事這一行業有多久了?
6 [U] (flesh of) wild animals or birds hunted for sport or food 獵物; 野獸或野禽的肉
[attrib 作定語]
game `pie 野味餡餅.
7 (idm 習語) beat sb at his own game => beat1. easy game => easy1. fair game => fair1. fun and games => fun. the ,game is not worth the `candle (saying 諺) the advantages to be gained from doing sth are not worth the trouble, expense, etc involved 不值得做; 得不償失. the game is `up (usu said to or by a wrongdoer when he is caught 抓到做壞事者時說的話或做壞事者被抓到時的自語) your/our crime, trickery, etc has been discovered 事情已敗露了; 你[我們]完蛋了. a game that `two can play; `two can play at `that game (that is a) wrongdoing or trick that a victim can copy in return 那一套你會我也會. give the `game away carelessly reveal a secret 不慎泄露秘密; 露馬腳. the luck of the game => luck. a mug's game => mug2. the name of the game => name1. (be) ,off one's `game unable to play as well as usual 競技狀態不佳; 發揮失常. (be) on the `game (sl 俚) involved in prostitution or thieving 賣淫; 行竊. play a cat-and-mouse game with sb => cat1. play the `game
(a) play according to the rules 按規矩辦事; 遵守規則.
(b) (fig 比喻) act in a fair or honourable way 辦事公道; 光明正大
John only pretends to do his share of the work; he's just not playing the game. 約翰只是裝成做他那份工作, 實際上并不真心好好干. play sb's game act so as to further sb's plans intentionally or unintentionally 有意或無意地促進某人 的計畫
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?? 擴展釋義
*[geim]n. 比賽, 玩耍, 比分, 得勝, 比賽規則, 策略, 游戲, 野味vi. 賭博a. 勇敢的, 有膽量的, 關于野味的, 跛的【計】 博弈; 對策相關詞組: have a game with sb have the game in one's hands make game of... play sb's game
?? 同為「小學」詞匯
offprep. 從…落下;離開;從…去掉;下班;
adv. 離開;距,離;被取消;下班;
adj. 不新鮮的;不能接受;不禮貌;
n. 起跑;
v. 殺死;