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单词 gamely
释义
gamegame2 adjective Word Origin
WORD ORIGINgame2
Origin:
1 1700-1800 GAME12 1700-1800 Perhaps from Old French gambi ‘bent’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • An attempt by Bandai to break into the game player business has encountered even more problems.
  • But at game time, when they were warming up, they had white players on their team.
  • Meat stocks are essential to the intense sauces commonly found in game cooking.
  • The game play and artificial intelligence are unmatched in sports video gaming.
  • The present $ 400 gap between it and the game machines looks daunting.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatoran activity played by rules that you do for enjoyment
an activity that you do for enjoyment, and that you play according to a set of rules: · Chess is such a difficult game.· Have you ever played Mah Jong? It's a Chinese game.· The women set up bingo games and bake sales to raise money for the charity.the game of football/basketball/tennis: · The game of golf was invented in Scotland.· Chadwick suggested that baseball evolved from the English game of rounders.the national game (=the most popular game in a country): · In Wales, rugby is the national game.computer game: · About 7 million households have people who play computer games.· "Psychic Detective" is a CD-ROM computer game from Electronic Arts Studios.card game (=a game you play using a set of playing cards): · I'm not very good at card games.· Harvey has devised a Spanish-English language card game.board game (=a game played on a board with pieces of wood, plastic etc that you move around): · board games like Monopoly and Ludo
an occasion when people compete against each other in a game
an occasion when two people or two teams compete against each other in a game or sport: · Sharpe had injured a knee in a football game a few weeks earliera game of chess/soccer/darts etc: · Would you be up for a game of darts at the local pub?· We played three games of checkers, and she beat me every time.best/worst/first etc game of the season: · We were able to get seats for the last game of the season.
an occasion when two people or teams compete against each other in a sport or game - used especially about soccer, rugby, cricket, tennis, or chess: · Chess experts expected Kadparov to win the next match.football/cricket/boxing etc match: · A cricket match was in progress on the school sports field.· Keith sprained his wrist in a wrestling match.
a match or competition, especially one that is important and is attended by a lot of people: · Tomorrow's match against Portugal is expected to be the big event of the season.sporting event: · John rarely misses a sporting event in his town.· Wimbledon is one of Britain's great sporting events.
to play a game
· I used to play tennis all the time.· Do you know how to play backgammon?· Ask Alex if he wants to play.play for somebody · Sweet Lou played for the Detroit Tigers.play somebody/play against somebody · "They played well against us," Cooper said, "I have to give them credit."
British to play a game against someone, especially when it is not a serious or important game: · I'll give you a game of chess if you want.· No one wants to give him a game because he's too good.
someone who plays a game
· a game for four players· Rodriguez was voted Player of the Year.good player (=good at playing a game) · I like chess, even though I'm not a very good player.· Wikerson is not as good a player as Phillips.
someone who plays against another person in a game: · Brownlee regards Reaney as his most difficult opponent.· My opponent was much older than I was.
a group of people who play against another group in a game: · You're the best person on the team.· Pub quiz teams often have really silly names.team captain/manager etc: · Nasser Hussain, the England team captain, was injured in the game against the West Indies.
when children play games
if children play , they do things they enjoy, either together in a group, or with their toys: · This is the schoolground where we played as children.· We played card games and hide-and-seek.play with: · Ian was upstairs playing with his new train set.· Jimmy was playing with a little boat in the bathtub.play at something British (=play a game in which you pretend to be someone): · We used to play at cops and robbers.
physical activities in which people compete against each other
British /sports American physical activities that need effort and skill and that are usually competitive: · She's interested in cinema, music and sport.· Sport has always been very important in this part of the country.do sport British: · We don't do much sport at my school.play sports especially American: · Today's kids need to spend less time watching television, and more time playing sports.
British a period of time in school when you do organized sports activities such as football, tennis etc, usually outdoors: · The boys have games on Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons.· Hurry up or you'll be late for your games lesson.
also P.E., also Phys. Ed. American a period of time in school when you do organized physical activities: · Sometimes in Phys. Ed. we're allowed to go on the trampolines.· How many times a week do you have P.E.?
a particular sport or game
a physical activity in which people or teams play, race etc against each other and try to win: · His favourite sports are swimming and tennis.· Motorcycle racing can be a dangerous sport.play a sport: · Which sports do you play at school?do a sport: · I think everyone should do at least one sport, in order to keep fit.
a sport that you play against another player or team, according to a set of rules: · Rugby is a very exciting, fast-moving game.do/play games: · The girls at King Edward's play all sorts of games - basketball, hockey, tennis, to name just a few.
used for sport or related to sport
· Is there a shop that sells sports equipment near here?· Here is a list of the sports clubs in your area.· Heavy rain has flooded the sports field: all fixtures have been cancelled for a month.
: sporting activities/events/facilities etc · The Italian Grand Prix is one of the great sporting events of the year.· The hotel has four restaurants, a bar and a disco, as well as an impressive range of sporting facilities.· Sponsorship is important for sporting activities such as golf, football, cricket and motor-racing.
an occasion when people compete against each other in a sport
an occasion when two people or two teams compete against each other in a sport: · Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3-2 in a thrilling game.· I got two tickets for the Bulls' game.· Who won last night's game?game of tennis/squash etc: · How about a game of tennis this evening?basketball/football etc game: · Do you want to come and watch the volleyball game this Saturday?
especially British an occasion when two people or two teams compete against each other in a sport: · Are you going to the match tomorrow?· If we win the next three matches, we could still go through to the semi-final.a football/cricket/boxing etc match: · A cricket match was in progress on the school sports field.
a competition in which several people try to run, drive, ride, swim etc faster than each other: · What time does the first race start?· Hill won the race, and Schumacher finished second.boat/car/horse etc race: · Her husband spent all their money gambling on horse races.· the annual university boat race between Oxford and Cambridge
someone who does a sport
someone who belongs to a sports team or who regularly does a sport: · One of the players had been injured, and had to leave the field.baseball/basketball etc player: · Kelleher was a star basketball player in high school and college.
someone who is good at sport, especially someone who does it as their job: · Every top sportsman needs the motivation of a fresh challenge.· Today's professional sportsmen can expect to earn enormous sums of money.· Mrs Hashimoto described herself as a keen sportswoman, fond of golf, tennis and swimming.
someone who is very good at sport, especially someone who does sports such as running, throwing things, or jumping over high bars: · The way he got to that ball shows what a superb athlete he is.· Over 150 athletes will compete in the Indoor Championships at Gateshead International Stadium.· It was discovered that three of our Olympic athletes had taken drugs.
a group of people who play against another group
a group of people who play together against another group in a sport: · The women's team were beaten 6-2.football/baseball/cricket etc team: · I think the Yankees are one of the coolest baseball teams around.support a team (=like it best and want it to win): · Which football team do you support?be in a teamBritish /be on a team American: · If you want to be on the team, you have to turn up for regular training.
British one of two teams who are playing against each other: · Supporters of both sides braved the cold wet weather to watch the match.· Our side only needed one more goal to win.
the main player in a team, who tells the other players what to do: · The captain must have given his team quite a talking-to at half time.captain of: · Who's the captain of England?team captain: · Shelley's the girls' team captain this year.
a place where you do a sport
a large area of ground, usually covered in grass, where team sports are played: · The crowd cheered as the players ran onto the field.baseball/football/sports etc field: · The football field was too muddy to play on, so the game was cancelled· Some open spaces north of the city will be made into sports fields for leisure activities.playing field: · Several school playing fields have been sold off to raise money.
British a sports field: · Some of the fans rushed onto the pitch at the end of the matchcricket/football etc pitch: · The village has attractive playing fields, with a football and cricket pitch.
an area with lines painted on the ground, where two people or teams play a game such as tennis or basketball: · The courts are floodlit at night so that you can play all the year round.tennis/basketball/squash etc court: · The new leisure complex has a sauna, jacuzzi, swimming pool and tennis courts.
British a building where you can do various different sports: · The council is planning to build a multi-million pound leisure centre outside the town.
a building where there are machines that you can use to do exercises that make you fitter and stronger, or where you can do exercise classes etc. A gym is also a large room that is built especially for sports to be played in, for example in a school or university: · I've just signed up for an exercise class at the gym.· Ed goes to the gym to do weight training several times a week.· It was raining, so we had to play football in the gym this afternoon.
a place where you can swim, consisting of a large hole in the ground that has been built and filled with water, either outdoors or inside a building: · The house, with its own tennis court and swimming-pool, is for sale at £700.000.· There's an open air pool at Woodstock that's great when it's really hot.· What we want is a hotel with a big heated pool, in case it rains.
a large sports field with seats all around it, where people go to watch sports: · The stadium has a capacity of at least 10,000.football/baseball/sports stadium: · Denver has a new airport, a new baseball stadium, and a reputation as a good place to live.
the person who makes sure that players obey the rules
the person who makes sure that the players obey the rules and decides if points have been won according to the rules. Use referee about football, basketball, hockey, and boxing. Use umpire about baseball, cricket, and tennis: · To United's disbelief, the referee failed to award the goal.· He made no attempt to hide his disgust at the umpire's decision, which cost him the match.
the people who decide which person is the best in a competition such as skating, horse-riding etc, where people do not compete in teams: · The judges awarded first prize to 14-year-old Amanda Colton, on her horse, Donna.
the points you get when you play a sport
a unit used to show what you have achieved in a sport or game: · Steve Jones is 15 points ahead.· Damon Hill led the Formula 1 Championship, with 58 points from 6 races.get/score a point: · We lost the game when the Giants scored 14 points in the last quarter.· In darts, you get 50 points for hitting the bullseye.
the point you get when you make the ball go into the net in sports such as football or hockey: · England's only goal came midway through the second half.score a goal: · Venturini has scored the first goal in each of the two US victories in the Olympics.get a goal: · Spurs got two goals in the last five minutes of the game.an own goal (=when a player sends the ball into the wrong net, and so scores a point for the other team): · We won, but only because of an 88th minute own goal from the other side.
the number of points that the two teams or players have in a game: · What's the score?· The score at half time was 12-18.final score (=the score at the end of the game): · After two hours and twenty minutes of play, the final score was 3-2.
when two teams or players have the same score
/draw especially British when both players or teams have the same number of points at the end of a game: · "What was the result of the Barcelona v Real Madrid game?" "It was a draw."· The second game was very exciting, but it ended in a tie.
spoken say this when both players or teams have two points, four points etc in a game: · It's two all at the moment, but United seems to be the better team.· "What was the final score?" "One all."
someone who watches a sport
someone who goes to a game and watches people playing a sport: · I'm not playing myself, I'm just a spectator.· Over 30,000 spectators turned out for the women's basketball match against Zaire.
someone who likes a particular sport, or a particular team, and often goes to watch a game or watch a team play: · Thousands of fans queued to buy tickets.football/cricket/hockey etc fan: · Over 200 British football fans were sent home after the violence in Rimini.United/England/Yankee etc fans: · Leeds fans howled in anguish as Arsenal scored another goal.
British someone who likes a particular sport or team and often goes to watch a game or watch a team play - use this especially about football: · Several supporters were arrested outside the stadium.· The town was full of football supporters, waiting for the big day.Milan/Liverpool etc supporter: · Milan supporters cheered as they scored their first goal in two games.
to be willing to do something
if you are willing to do something that is necessary or that you have been asked to do, you will do it fairly happily: · He's willing to tell the police everything he knows.· To do well as a journalist, you have to be willing to change jobs very frequently.· Investors are willing to pay more for stocks when interest rates are low.
to be willing to do something at any time, whenever it needs to be done: · I'm always ready to help if you need me.· We are ready to consider any serious proposals.· If you really want to sell, price your house sensibly and be ready to make a deal.
spoken to be willing to do something that someone wants you to do, even though you might prefer not to: · I don't mind driving if you're tired.· If you don't mind waiting a few minutes, we can check our records for you.
to be very willing to do something that will help someone else: · Our sales staff are always pleased to help.· "Could you do me a favor?" "Sure, I'd be glad to."· John says he'd be happy to give you a hand with the gardening.be only too glad/happy/pleased to do something (=be very willing): · I'd be only too pleased to look after the kids for you.
to say that you are willing to do something that someone has asked you to do, especially when this will take some effort or be inconvenient: · I've agreed to help Sarah move house this weekend.· One of the jurors agreed to talk about the experience, but did not want to be named.kindly agree to do something formal: · Officer Browning has kindly agreed to come into school and give us a talk on crime prevention.
to be willing to do something, especially something difficult or unpleasant: · He was prepared to use force if necessary.· You'll never learn to speak another language unless you're prepared to make an effort.· Griffiths was prepared to spend up to $500,000 to renovate the old theater.
eager, hard-working, and willing to do anything you are asked to do: · He's not a very bright boy, but he's young, strong, and willing.· She's an enthusiastic, willing learner.
informal to be willing to try something dangerous, new, difficult, or risky: · "Want to go climbing with us?" "Yeah, I'm game."be game to do something American: · She's one of those people who's game to try anything.be game for British: · Tim's always game for a laugh. (=willing to do things that might be fun)
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· He’s always watching ball games on TV.
(=that people shoot and eat)· They hunt game birds such as ducks and pheasants.
 Whatever you say, you must do it. This isn’t a game of bluff.
· He was playing in his first championship game of the season.
· Who won the chess game?
· Kids love playing computer games.
· Do you often go to football matches?
 The look on his face gave the game away (=showed something that he was trying to keep secret).
 I don’t want to give the game away (=give information that should be secret) by saying too much.
· Anybody fancy a game of golf this afternoon?
 one of the most hard-fought games this season a hard-fought battle for the presidency
 He’s obviously playing head games with you.
 The home team took the lead after 25 minutes.
 A great trip! We visited five countries in as many days (=in five days).
 He’s obviously playing mind games with you.
· The children had great fun playing party games.
(=in which people play games or answer questions to win prizes)· It’s been a popular game show for years.
(=one that is played by teams)· In those days, girls didn’t play team sports.
· It’s supposed to be easier to win your home games.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· They hit 10 of 17 attempts, the fourth straight game they have made 10 or more 3-pointers.· It was the second straight game Lang and Conacher were held out.
NOUN
· At that time, an ice age was ending, game animals were flourishing, and humans were relatively few.· A more challenging species of game animal.· Only one of the hoofed mammals has never been a game animal.· Studies have shown that game animals, principally venison, are more efficient land users than domesticated livestock.· As huntress she both preserves and destroys game animals, but she does not draw the line at animals.
· They gave him a standing ovation from the dugout and promised to present him with the game ball.· Palic, whose best punt was a 55-yard bomb, was awarded a game ball afterward.
· All my work has been involved with estates where game birds were the prime consideration.· Shopping for Quail Quail, one of the most widely available of all game birds, are stocked in many poultry departments.· Some of these may be used in combination when grilling meat or game birds.· It is one of the few game birds where the flavor does not vary substantially between the wild and farm-raised fowl.· Like all other game birds, quail need to be cooked carefully to avoid overcooking, as the flesh can dry out.· They are, however, slightly more forgiving than squab and other game birds to overcooking.· Pickling is a very old technique that was used to preserve game birds before refrigeration was widely available.· Similar accomplishments can be found in the raising of many almost-extinct species of game birds, such as wild turkey.
· But on game day, security shut that down.· They sold 271 burritos on game day, 38 the day before.
· Stunned, the Haleys managed to put on a game face.· Jody wants them to put on their game face, to get serious, get tough.· This is the closest she has ever come to having a game face.· The players all have their game faces on.
· Yes, Bert agreed, he had gone to the game parks with his whole family. he had seen them.
· When he needed to vary his game plan Hamed was unable to.· That took them out of the game plan, too.· The previous commissioner spent months with us, analysing our game plans and marketing strategy.· Member companies spent most of the first year trying to hammer out a mission and a game plan.· Whether he can establish a solid relationship with him, likes his attitude-and if that player fits his game plan.· The Raiders' game plan revealed astonishing flexibility.· As the staff looks toward the future, its game plan is to provide quality care.· Rison was conspicuously absent from much of the Jaguars' game plan.
· It must have stunning graphics, appealing game play and often a computer opponent of just the right difficulty level.· The game play is choppy, with slow player movements, while shooting and ball control are difficult to handle.· The result of this advance to multimedia users will mean higher-quality graphics, extended 3-D animation and enhanced game play.
· An attempt by Bandai to break into the game player business has encountered even more problems.
· Afterwards it feels like the satisfactory completion of another episode of a long-running game show.· They appeared with starlets at cabarets, guested on game shows and even flirted with politics, always wearing their masks.· Traditionally, a game show has a host.
· Recently game theory has made strides.· One of the few notions from game theory to penetrate the popular culture was the distinction of zero-sum and nonzero-sum games.
· Camby is expected to suit up and decide just before game time whether to play.· But at game time, when they were warming up, they had white players on their team.· Even football fans may be driven to boycott the products, turn off the television set at game time or throw up.· The song echoes through Mac Court, which, just a few minutes before game time, is almost empty.· A few hours before game time Thursday afternoon, Jody is out jogging around the marina.· Two hours before game time, she was curled up on her living-room floor clutching her stomach.· Jody tells the team in the locker room before game time.· His availability will be determined at game time.
· The game warden and the biospherians were facing each other on either side of a thick airtight window.· On patrol, game warden Jay Little Hawk discovers the bodies of a herd of mutilated deer.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • He alarmed us as children: he had a gruff manner, a game leg and a pronounced cast in one eye.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • Belmont city leaders have never been ahead of the curve in environmental matters.
  • Businesses that want to stay ahead of the curve find trend research crucial.
  • It just shows how desperate New Yorkers are to be ahead of the curve.
  • Reagan was ahead of the curve in his sensible discussion of the economics of Social Security.
  • The successful programs I know of in college football stay ahead of the game.
  • Then again, some major thinkers are way ahead of the curve.
  • This talk gave me another view of Mike-a little guy who had once been ahead of the 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.
  • For the rest of the hunting season, the saboteurs will play a cat and mouse game with the huntsmen.
  • They played cat and mouse with the Bay, now scrambling for the outside, now sneaking back in.
  • It started out as fun and games but became a successful business.
  • A wild midnight gallop lands her on the very doorstep of her ancestral home, and the fun and games commence.
  • As head of the Fort Baxter motor pool, Bilko runs all the fun and games on the base.
  • Free fun and games ... Happy children make happy holidays - for everyone.
  • In return for the fun and games, the youthful members, whether or not interested in politics, are expected to help with the electioneering.
  • It was not all fun and games.
  • Next time the left hand section of Cheedale's Cornice dries out, we should see some fun and games.
  • Party and Class All this fun and games is not looked upon with disapproval by the seniors in the Conservative Party.
  • Police suspected that the boys, whose fun and games hurt a lot of people, were on drugs.
  • And so that would be the surprise of her life.
  • But on Sunday Collins played the game of his life in destroying the fancied Vikings.
  • Goalie Garth Snow played the game of his life to save Philly.
  • He had arrived before the others, and got the shock of his life when he saw Nails.
  • He said he was the security guard, but he had the shock of his life when he saw me.
  • She is having the game of her life.
  • So when he followed up by pointing us towards the touchline, I got the shock of my life.
be a mug’s game
  • Popularity is the name of the game in television.
  • But inequality is still the name of the game for many.
  • No-one ever really suggested it and we never knew the name of the game.
  • Popularity is the name of the game in television.
  • Selection is inevitable and flexibility is the name of the game.
  • Survival was the name of the game, as it has been throughout history.
  • When the cause is known the effects are clearly understood: metaphysics was the name of the game.
  • As a child she preferred playing games with boys to dressing up dolls.
  • But Symington and the Legislature are simply playing games here.
  • Don't waste time by playing games.
  • I don't play games at all!
  • If they want to play games with their parachutes, then that is their affair.
  • Just going out to resupply some patrols on a secure road was so bland that we played games to make it interesting.
  • The Dauphin was showing Henry that he was just a stupid kid who should still be playing games.
  • They can only create challenges for themselves, play games within the games.
  • Diillon won't get promoted if he's not willing to play the game.
  • He thought he was playing the game again.
  • I know how to play the game myself.
  • Just like playing the game itself, it seems.
  • Last year three hundred and sixty pupils were injured from three thousand schools who regularly play the game.
  • Most manufacturers have played the game.
  • Until that point we were really just playing the game.
  • We assume to start with that the weighted patterns provide a rough guide to playing the game.
  • While online, the user could play the game, which would be stored in short-term memory.
  • This year, he is throwing a game party at his home in Austin.
be at the top of your gametwo can play at that game
  • Although most people were relieved that the waiting game was over, the first days and nights were nerve-racking.
  • But von Steinholz wanted to play a waiting game and see where the trail led him.
  • Friday, and volunteer fireman Dave Papenfuss said it was purely a waiting game after that.
  • It was a waiting game now, she thought anxiously.
  • Lucy only wished that she could have more of the patience required to play a waiting game.
  • She had played a waiting game with great skill in the 1540s.
  • The Danley strike, like many others, was a waiting game and a numbers game.
  • Unfortunately, with work inhibition, the waiting game only ensures future problems.
1willing to try something dangerous, new, or difficult:  Okay. I’m game if you are.game for He’s always game for a laugh.game to do something ‘Who’s game to have a try?’2game leg old-fashioned an injured or painful leggamely adverb
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