英漢辭典

1. vi. (不及物動詞 intransitive verb) ,vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)
   1. (使)呈球狀;(使)成團塊

2. 2. [美‧俚] (vt.)使不可能幹蠢事

3. 3. [美‧俗] 與…性交

4. 4. [美‧俚] 以(可卡因等)為興奮劑,好容易地進入生殖器官



5. n. (名詞 noun)
   1. 球,球狀物,(遊戲用)球,棒球

   three (golden) balls

   【英】三(金色)球徽(當舖的標記)

   the ball of the eye

   眼球

6. 2. 被做成球形之物 如肉丸子,雪球等

7. 3. [軍] 子彈,砲彈,彈藥

8. 4. [獸醫] 大藥丸

9. 5. [天] 天體,地球

   the terrestrial ball

   地球.

10. 6. (人體的)球狀部位

    the ball of the thumb [foot]

    手[足]拇指球.

11. 7. [園] 用蒲包包上的帶土的根

12. 8. 球技,球戲;棒球

13. 9. 投手投出的壞球

    a fast ball

    快球

    a curved ball

    弧線球

14. 10. [棒球] 壞球

    no ball

    【板球】 犯規的球.

15. 11. [板球] 正球 符合規則的球

16. 12. [俗] 睾丸

17. 13. [美] 膽量,勇氣

    have enough balls to do.

    有膽量做.

18. 14. 「膽小鬼」

19. 15. 胡說八道

20. 16. 白費的計畫

21. 17. [俚] 傢伙,小子

    a lucky ball.

柯林斯英英辭典

n. (noun)

1. a spherical or nearly spherical body or mass

a ball of wool

2. a round or roundish body, either solid or hollow, of a size and composition suitable for any of various games: football, golf, billiards, etc

3. a ball propelled in a particular way in a sport

a high ball

4. any of various rudimentary games with a ball

to play ball

5. [cricket] a single delivery of the ball by the bowler to the batsman

6. [Baseball] a single delivery of the ball by a pitcher outside certain limits and not swung at by the batter

7. a solid nonexplosive projectile for a firearm - Compare shell

8. such projectiles collectively

9. any more or less rounded part or protuberance

the ball of the foot

10. [Slang] a testicle - See balls

11. another word for bolus

12. [vet science] [horticulture] the hard mass of roots and earth removed with the rest of the plant during transplanting

vt. (transitive verb)

1. [tr] to make, form, wind, etc, into a ball or balls

to ball wool

vi. (intransitive verb)

1. [intr] to gather into a ball or balls

2. [taboo slang] [chiefly US] to copulate (with)

3. [Etymology] C13: from Old Norse böllr; related to Old High German balla, Italian palla French balle

4. [Usage] Sense 9 of this word was formerly considered to be taboo, and it was labelled as such in previous editions of Collins English Dictionary. However, it has now become acceptable in speech, although some older or more conservative people may object to its use

n. (noun)

1. a social function for dancing, esp one that is lavish or formal

2. [informal] a very enjoyable time (esp in the phrase have a ball)

3. [Etymology] C17: from French bal (n), from Old French baller (vb), from Late Latin ballare to dance, from Greek ballizein