ball
英 [bɔːl]
美[bɔl]
	    - n. 球;舞会
 - vi. 成团块
 - vt. 捏成球形
 - n. (Ball)人名;(土)巴勒;(英、西)鲍尔;(法、德、俄、罗、捷)巴尔
 
英英释意
- 1. round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games;
 - "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"
 - "the mayor threw out the first ball"
 - "the ball rolled into the corner pocket"
 
- 2. a solid ball shot by a musket;
 - "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball"
 
- 3. an object with a spherical shape;
 - "a ball of fire"
 
- 4. the people assembled at a lavish formal dance;
 - "the ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded"
 
- 5. one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens;
 - "she kicked him in the balls and got away"
 
- 6. a spherical object used as a plaything;
 - "he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub"
 
- 7. a compact mass;
 - "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"
 
- 8. a lavish formal dance
 
- 9. a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass; ball of the human foot or ball at the base of the thumb;
 - "he stood on the balls of his feet"
 
- 10. a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of 9 players; teams take turns at bat trying to score run;
 - "he played baseball in high school"
 - "there was a baseball game on every empy lot"
 - "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"
 - "play ball!"
 
- 11. a pitch that is not in the strike zone;
 - "he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him"