Differences between British and American English: football
In the UK, football is a sport in which players try to score goals by kicking a round ball into a large net. American speakers call this sport soccer. In the US, football refers to a sport in which players throw, kick, or carry an oval ball into an area at the end of the field to score points. British speakers call this sport American football.
1game比賽➡ see also soccerADJECTIVE | ... OF FOOTBALL | VERB + FOOTBALL | FOOTBALL + NOUNADJECTIVE➤attractive, good魅力無窮的/不錯的足球比賽▸➤entertaining, exciting, great極富娛樂性的/激動人心的/精彩的足球比賽▸➤fine, fluent, neat (all BrE) 完美的/流暢的/極棒的足球比賽▸➤one-touch (BrE) 一腳出球打法的足球比賽◇The Dutch team impressed the fans with their classy one-touch football.荷蘭隊漂亮的一腳出球技術給球迷留下了深刻印象。➤amateur, pro, professional業餘足球;職業足球(美國指橄欖球)▸➤boys', girls', men's, women's男子足球;女子足球▸➤junior, senior (both BrE) 初級組/高級組足球▸➤first-team (BrE) 一線隊足球▸➤college, high-school, varsity (NAmE) 學院/中學/大學足球▸➤club, league, non-league (all BrE) 俱樂部/聯合會/非聯合會足球▸➤domestic, international, world國內/國際/世界足球▸➤live (especially BrE) 足球賽直播▸➤American, Australian rules, Canadian, Gaelic美式橄欖球;澳大利亞式橄欖球;加拿大式橄欖球;蓋爾式足球➤rugby英式橄欖球▸➤flag, tackle, touch (all NAmE) 奪旗橄欖球;擒抱式橄欖球;觸身式橄欖球▸➤five-a-side (BrE) 五人制足球▸➤fantasy夢幻橄欖球(遊戲)... OF FOOTBALL➤game一場足球比賽VERB + FOOTBALL➤play踢足球➤watch觀看足球賽➤follow關心足球◇Even people who don't follow football closely take great pride in their team.即使不十分關心足球的人也為自己的球隊深感自豪。➤coach訓導足球比賽FOOTBALL + NOUN➤club, league足球俱樂部/比賽聯盟▸➤squad, team足球隊▸➤hero, legend, player, star足球英雄/傳奇人物/運動員/球星▸➤field, ground, pitch, stadium足球場▸➤terraces (BrE) 足球看台◇The government is trying to tackle violence on the football terraces.政府正着手處理足球看台上的暴力問題。➤boots, cleats, jersey, kit, shirt, shoes, shorts, strip, uniform (NAmE) 足球靴;橄欖球鞋;足球球衣;全套足球服;足球短袖襯衫;足球短褲;彩條足球球衣;足球隊隊衣➤helmet, pads (both in American football均用於美式橄欖球)橄欖球頭盔/墊肩▸➤captain, coach, referee足球隊長/教練/裁判▸➤agent, management, manager足球經紀人;足球隊管理層;足球隊主教練▸➤fan, follower, jock, supporter (BrE) 足球迷;足球隊擁躉;足球愛好者;足球隊支持者▸➤crowd足球觀眾▸➤championship, game, match, play-off, tournament足球錦標賽;足球賽;足球加時賽➤draft (NAmE) 足球選秀▸➤season足球賽季▸➤practice, training足球練習/訓練▸➤career足球生涯➤hooliganism, violence (both especially BrE) 足球流氓行為/暴力▸➤hooligan (especially BrE) 足球流氓▸➤chant (BrE) 足球觀眾的口號呼喊➤coverage, news足球報道/新聞▸➤commentator, pundit, writer足球評論員/權威/記者▸➤world足球界◇The football world was rocked by the scandal.足球界對此醜聞感到震驚。➤scholarship (especially NAmE) 足球獎學金▸➤trial, tryout (NAmE) 足球選拔賽➡ topic at sportsfootball
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2ball球ADJECTIVE | VERB + FOOTBALLADJECTIVE➤leather皮革球▸➤political (figurative) 政治皮球◇Children's education should not be treated as a political football.兒童的教育問題不應該被當成政治皮球而踢來踢去。VERB + FOOTBALL➤catch, kick, kick around, punt, throw, toss (especially NAmE) 抓住球;踢球;把球踢來踢去;(橄欖球中)踢懸空球;扔球;拋球➡ topic at sports