| 释义 |
ball gameˈball game noun [countable]   - Dad was watching the ball game on TV.
- Although not my cup of tea, I must admit Manchester United is a whole new ball game.
- There is a strong argument for insisting that he is the outstanding performer in any ball game.
very different from something or someone else► have nothing in common if two or more people or things have nothing in common , they do not have the same qualities, opinions, or interests: · Apart from the fact that we went to the same school, we have absolutely nothing in common.have nothing in common with: · Batavia was a completely new modern city, having very little in common with other Indonesian towns. ► bear no relation to to be completely different from and not connected in any way with another person or thing: · Everyone complains that the national tests bear no relation to what children have learnt in class.· I was astonished when I read the press release, which bore no relation to what I had told them. ► worlds apart/poles apart people, beliefs, or ideas that are worlds or poles apart are so completely different that there is almost nothing about them that is similar: · I don't know why Max took an interest in me. We were always worlds apart.worlds apart/poles apart from: · The children were on holiday, enjoying a lifestyle worlds apart from the one they had to put up with at home. ► be a far cry from if a situation is a far cry from another situation or place, it is so different that it is almost the opposite: · We had dinner at the Ritz, a far cry from our usual hamburger and fries.· The first Olympic Games in 1896 were a far cry from the slick spectacle of today. ► there's a world of difference between if you say there is a world of difference between two activities or situations, you mean that they are completely different from each other and people should not expect them to be the same: · There is a world of difference between home-made bread and the tasteless substance that many people buy today. ► be a whole new ball game especially American, informal to be very different from what you have done or experienced before: · Being married is one thing, but having children is a whole new ball game. ► be like chalk and cheese British informal if two people who are related or good friends are like chalk and cheese , they are completely different in a way that surprises you: · It's hard to believe that they're brothers -- they're like chalk and cheese! ► Baseballbalk, verbball game, nounball park, nounballplayer, nounbase, nounbaseline, nounbat, verbbatter, nounblooper, nounbreak, nounbull pen, nounbunt, verbcatch, verbcatcher, nouncentre, noundesignated hitter, noundiamond, noundouble, noundouble, verbdouble-header, noundouble play, nounfastball, nounfirst base, nounfly, verbfly, nounfly ball, nounfoul, verbgrand slam, noungrounder, nounheavy hitter, nounhome base, nounhome plate, nounhomer, nounhome run, nouninfield, nouninning, nounmidfielder, nounmitt, nounmound, nounpark, nounpinch-hit, verbpitch, nounpitch, verbpitcher, nounpitchout, nounplate, nounpop fly, nounrebound, verbrebound, nounrun, nounshortstop, nounshut-out, nounsingle, nounslam dunk, nounslugger, nounspring training, nounsteal, verbstrikeout, nountriple, noun ► a whole new ball game- I used to be a teacher, so working in an office is a whole new ball game.
- Although not my cup of tea, I must admit Manchester United is a whole new ball game.
- Read in studio Still to come on Central News, it's a whole new ball game.
- So obviously if he's hidden this one, he's playing a whole new ball game.
1American English a game of baseball, football, or basketball2British English any game played with a ball3a whole new ball game a situation that is very different from the one you are used to:  I used to be a teacher, so working in an office is a whole new ball game. |