GAME1 an activity played by rules that you do for enjoyment2 an occasion when people compete against each other in a game3 to play a game4 someone who plays a game5 when children play gamesRELATED WORDSsee alsoCOMPETITIONSPORT/GAMEGAMBLINGSCOREBEAT/DEFEATWINLOSEPLAY A GAME OR SPORT1 an activity played by rules that you do for enjoyment 用于娱乐、按规则玩的活动game /geɪm/ [countable noun]an activity that you do for enjoyment, and that you play according to a set of rules 游戏；运动 Chess is such a difficult game. 国际象棋是一种很难玩的游戏。 Have you ever played Mah Jong? It's a Chinese game. 你打过麻将吗？这是中国人玩的游戏。 The women set up bingo games and bake sales to raise money for the charity. 妇女们安排宾戈游戏，组织糕饼义卖会筹集善款。the game of football/basketball/tennis The game of golf was invented in Scotland. 高尔夫球运动起源于苏格兰。 Chadwick suggested that baseball evolved from the English game of rounders. 查德威克认为，棒球由英国的圆场棒球游戏发展而来。the national gamethe most popular game in a country 全民运动 In Wales, rugby is the national game. 在威尔士，橄榄球是一项全民运动。computer game About 7 million households have people who play computer games. 大约有700万户家庭里都有人玩电脑游戏。 ‘Psychic Detective’ is a CD-ROM computer game from Electronic Arts Studios. 《心灵侦探》是电子艺界公司出品的一种只读光盘电脑游戏。card gamea game you play using a set of playing cards 纸牌游戏 I'm not very good at card games. 我不是很会玩纸牌游戏。 Harvey has devised a Spanish-English language card game. 哈维发明了西班牙语一英语的纸牌游戏。board gamea game played on a board with pieces of wood, plastic etc that you move around 棋类游戏 board games like Monopoly and Ludo 大富翁和鲁多棋等棋类游戏2 an occasion when people compete against each other in a game 比赛game /geɪm/ [countable noun]an occasion when two people or two teams compete against each other in agame or sport 比赛；体育比赛 Sharpe had injured a knee in a football game a few weeks earlier 夏普在几个星期之前的一场足球比赛中膝部受了伤。a game of chess/soccer/darts etc Would you be up for a game of darts at the local pub? 你要参加当地酒馆里举行的飞镖比赛吗? We played three games of checkers, and she beat me every time. 我们玩了三盘西洋跳棋，每次都是她赢我。best/worst/first etc game of the season We were able to get seats for the last game of the season. 在赛季的最后一场比赛，我们总算弄到了位子。match /mætʃ/ [countable noun]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 比赛〔尤指足球赛、橄榄球赛、板球赛、网球赛或国际象棋比赛〕 Chess experts expected Kadparov to win the next match. 国际象棋专家预测下一场比赛将是卡斯帕罗夫胜出。football/cricket/boxing etc match A cricket match was in progress on the school sports field. 学校的运动场上正在进行一场板球比赛。 Keith sprained his wrist in a wrestling match. 基思在摔跤比赛中扭伤了手腕。event /ɪˈvent/ [countable noun]a match or competition, especially one that is important and is attended by a lot of people 〔尤指重大的〕比赛，赛事 Tomorrow's match against Portugal is expected to be the big event of the season. 明天与葡萄牙队的较量将是本赛季的一场重大赛事。sporting event John rarely misses a sporting event in his town. 约翰很少错过自己镇上举办的体育赛事。 Wimbledon is one of Britain's great sporting events. 温布尔登网球赛是英国重要的体育赛事之一。3 to play a game 参加比赛play /pleɪ/ [intransitive/transitive verb] I used to play tennis all the time. 我以前经常打网球。 Do you know how to play backgammon? 你会玩西洋十五子棋吗？ Ask Alex if he wants to play. 问问亚历克斯要不要玩。play for somebody Sweet Lou played for the Detroit Tigers. 斯威特·卢效力于底特律猛虎队。play somebody/play against somebody ‘They played well against us,’ Cooper said, ‘I have to give them credit.’ “他们和我们比赛打得很好，”库珀说，“我不得不佩服他们。”give somebody a game /ˌgɪv somebody ə ˈgeɪm/ [noun phrase]Britishto play a game against someone, especially when it is not a serious or important game 【英】和某人比一局〔尤指不是严肃或重要的比赛〕 I'll give you a game of chess if you want. 你想的话我就陪你下一盘国际象棋。 No one wants to give him a game because he's too good. 没有人想和他较量，因为他太出色了。4 someone who plays a game 参加比赛的人player /ˈpleɪəʳ/ [countable noun] a game for four players 四个人玩的游戏 Rodriguez was voted Player of the Year. 罗德里格斯当选为“年度最佳球员”。good playergood at playing a game 好手 I like chess, even though I'm not a very good player. 我喜欢国际象棋，虽然我下得不是很好。 Wikerson is not as good a player as Phillips. 维克森打得不如菲利普斯好。opponent /əˈpəʊnənt/ [countable noun]someone who plays against another person in a game 〔比赛中的〕对手，敌手 Brownlee regards Reaney as his most difficult opponent. 布朗利把雷尼看作是自己最难应付的对手。 My opponent was much older than I was. 我的对手年龄比我大很多。team /tiːm/ [countable noun]a group of people who play against another group in a game 〔球〕队；小组 You're the best person on the team. 你是球队里最出色的人。 Pub quiz teams often have really silly names. 智力竞赛队伍往往都取了很傻的名字。team captain/manager etc Nasser Hussain, the England team captain, was injured in the game against the West Indies. 英格兰队队长纳赛尔·侯赛因在对西印度群岛队的比赛中受了伤。5 when children play games 儿童玩游戏play /pleɪ/ [intransitive/transitive verb]if childrenplay, they do things they enjoy, either together in a group, or with their toys 玩，玩耍 This is the schoolground where we played as children. 我们小时候就是在这个操场上玩的。 We played card games and hide-and-seek. 我们打扑克，玩捉迷藏。play with Ian was upstairs playing with his new train set. 伊恩在楼上玩他新买的套装火车玩具。 Jimmy was playing with a little boat in the bathtub. 吉米在浴缸玩着一艘小船。play at somethingBritishplay a game in which you pretend to be someone 【英】假扮某人玩 We used to play at cops and robbers. 我们以前常玩警察与小偷的游戏。