ballpark

FREQ #18683

n. （美）棒球场；活动领域；可变通范围

发音

US

词形变化

ballparks 复数 ballparks ballparked ballparking ballparks 三单 ballparking 现在分词 ballparked 过去式 ballparked 过去分词

别名

ball park ball-park

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A field, stadium or park where ball, especially baseball, is played.

    美国
  2. 2.

    The general vicinity; somewhere close; a broad approximation.

    美国 比喻

    Let’s get in the ballpark, then worry about the fine details.

v.
  1. 1.

    To make a rough estimate of.

    非正式 及物

    If you don’t have the exact expense total, just ballpark it.

    8 August 2018, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky in AV Club, Jason Statham fighting a giant shark should be a lot more fun than The Meg science has deduced the following: that megalodon was the biggest and baddest of all sharks and, less cinematically, that it had a lower intestine not unlike that of some modern shark species. Scientists estimate its length at around 40 to 50 feet, Alten’s novel bumps it up to 65 feet, and the movie ballparks it at “75 to 90 feet.”

adj.
  1. 1.

    Approximate; close; on the right order of magnitude.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

park

上位词 9

reach range bowl orbit stadium arena compass scope ambit

部分词 6

stand diamond bullpen dugout ballfield baseball field

相关短语

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词源

From ball + park. Sense 2 related to ballpark figure.

来源：wiktionary