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game 1 G0028500 (gām)n.1. An activity providing entertainment or amusement; a pastime: party games; word games.2. a. A competitive activity or sport in which players contend with each other according to a set of rules: the game of basketball; the game of gin rummy.b. A single instance of such an activity: We lost the first game.c. games An organized athletic program or contest: track-and-field games; took part in the winter games.d. A period of competition or challenge: It was too late in the game to change the schedule of the project.3. a. The total number of points required to win a game: One hundred points is game in bridge.b. The score accumulated at any given time in a game: The game is now 14 to 12.4. The equipment needed for playing certain games: packed the children's games in the car.5. A particular style or manner of playing a game: improved my tennis game with practice.6. Informal a. An active interest or pursuit, especially one involving competitive engagement or adherence to rules: "the way the system operates, the access game, the turf game, the image game" (Hedrick Smith).b. A business or occupation; a line: the insurance game.c. An illegal activity; a racket.7. Informal a. Evasive, trifling, or manipulative behavior: wanted a straight answer, not more of their tiresome games.b. A calculated strategy or approach; a scheme: I saw through their game from the very beginning.8. Mathematics A model of a competitive situation that identifies interested parties and stipulates rules governing all aspects of the competition, used in game theory to determine the optimal course of action for an interested party.9. a. Wild animals hunted for food or sport.b. The flesh of these animals, eaten as food.10. a. An object of attack, ridicule, or pursuit: The press considered the candidate's indiscretions to be game.b. Mockery; sport: The older children teased and made game of the newcomer.v. gamed, gam·ing, games v.tr. To manipulate dishonestly for personal gain; rig: executives who gamed the system to get huge payoffs.v.intr.1. To play for stakes; gamble.2. To play a role-playing or computer game.adj. gam·er, gam·est 1. Plucky and unyielding in spirit; resolute: She put up a game fight against her detractors.2. Ready and willing: Are you game for a swim?Idioms: ahead of the game In a position of advantage; winning or succeeding. be on (one's) game To play a sport with great skill. the only game in town Informal The only one of its kind available: "He's the only game in town for the press to write about" (Leonard Garment).
[Middle English, from Old English gamen.]
game′ly adv.game′ness n.
game 2 G0028500 (gām)adj. gam·er, gam·est Crippled; lame: a game leg.
[Origin unknown.]gamely (ˈɡeɪmlɪ) advin a brave or sporting mannergame•ly (ˈgeɪm li)
adv. in a game or plucky manner. Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | gamely - in a plucky manner; "he was seen by a shepherd, gamely negotiating a particularly tricky section of the mountain road to San Doloroso" |
Translationsgame (geim) noun1. an enjoyable activity, which eg children play. a game of pretending. 遊戲 游戏2. a competitive form of activity, with rules. Football, tennis and chess are games. 比賽 比赛3. a match or part of a match. a game of tennis; winning (by) three games to one. 一局，一盤 一局，一盘 4. (the flesh of) certain birds and animals which are killed for sport. He's very fond of game; (also adjective) a game bird. 獵物 猎物 adjective brave; willing; ready. a game old guy; game for anything. 勇敢的 勇敢的ˈgamely adverb courageously. 勇敢地 勇敢地games noun plural an athletic competition, sometimes with other sports. the Olympic Games. 運動會 运动会ˈgamekeeper noun a person who looks after game. 狩獵場看守人 猎场看守人game point a winning point. 致勝得分 一局中的决胜分、局点 game reserve an area of land set aside for the protection of animals. 禁獵區 猎物禁猎区，动物保护区 game warden a person who looks after a game reserve or, in the United States, game. 禁獵區管理員 动物保护区看守员the game is up the plan or trick has failed or has been found out. 沒戲唱了(計劃或計謀失敗或事跡敗露) 一切都完了（计划或计谋失败或事迹败露） EncyclopediaSeegame |