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n. 比赛, 玩耍, 比分, 得胜, 比赛规则, 策略, 游戏, 野味 vi. 赌博 a. 勇敢的, 有胆量的, 关于野味的, 跛的 [计] 博弈; 对策

发音

US /ɡeɪm/

词形变化

games 复数 games gamed games 三单 gaming gaming 现在分词 gamed 过去式 gamed 过去分词 gamer 比较级 gamest 最高级 more game 比较级 most game 最高级

别名

gaem

教材释义与例句

名词

游戏;比赛

a children's activity in which they play with toys, pretend to be someone else etc

动词

赌博

to play games of chance for money, stakes, etc; gamble

释义与例句

n. A1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    A playful or competitive activity.

    A playful activity that may be unstructured; an amusement or pastime.

    游戏

    可数 不可数

    Being a child is all fun and games.

  2. 2.

    A playful or competitive activity.

    An activity described by a set of rules, especially for the purpose of entertainment, often competitive or having an explicit goal.

    可数 不可数

    Games in the classroom can make learning fun.

  3. 3.

    A playful or competitive activity.

    A school subject during which sports are practised.

    英国 可数 不可数 复数形式
  4. 4.

    A playful or competitive activity.

    A particular instance of playing a game.

    比赛

    可数 不可数

    Sally won the game.

    They can turn the game around in the second half.

  5. 5.

    A playful or competitive activity.

    That which is gained, such as the stake in a game.

    可数 不可数
  6. 6.

    A playful or competitive activity.

    The number of points necessary to win a game.

    可数 不可数

    In short whist, five points are game.

    See also: for the win

  7. 7.

    A playful or competitive activity.

    In some games, a point awarded to the player whose cards add up to the largest sum.

    可数 不可数 游戏
  8. 8.

    A playful or competitive activity.

    The equipment that enables such activity, particularly as packaged under a title.

    可数 不可数

    Some of the games in the closet we have on the computer as well.

  9. 9.

    A playful or competitive activity.

    One's manner, style, or performance in playing a game.

    可数 不可数

    Study can help your game of chess.

    Hit the gym if you want to toughen up your game.

  10. 10.

    A playful or competitive activity.

    Ellipsis of video game.

    可数 不可数
  11. 11.

    A field of gainful activity, as an industry or profession.

    可数 非正式 不可数

    When it comes to making sales, John is the best in the game.

    He's in the securities game somehow.

  12. 12.

    A field of gainful activity, as an industry or profession.

    The music industry.

    可数 非正式 不可数 体育

    The rapper bragged about how he ran the game.

  13. 13.

    Something that resembles a game with rules, despite not being designed.

    可数 比喻 不可数

    In the game of life, you may find yourself playing the waiting game far too often.

  14. 14.

    An exercise simulating warfare, whether computerized or involving human participants.

    可数 政治 军事 不可数
  15. 15.

    A questionable or unethical practice in pursuit of a goal.

    可数 不可数

    You want to borrow my credit card for a week? What's your game?

  16. 16.

    Wild animals hunted for food.

    猎物

    野味

    不可数 可数

    The forest has plenty of game.

  17. 17.

    The ability to seduce or woo someone, usually by strategy.

    非正式 不可数 可数

    He didn't get anywhere with her because he had no game.

  18. 18.

    Lovemaking, flirtation.

    古体 可数 不可数
  19. 19.

    Prostitution. (Now chiefly in on the game.)

    可数 俚语 不可数
  20. 20.

    Mastery; the ability to excel at something.

    俚语 不可数 可数
  21. 21.

    Diversion, entertainment.

    古体 不可数 可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To gamble.

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To play card games, board games, or video games.

    打机

    不及物
  3. 3.

    To exploit loopholes in a system or bureaucracy in a way which defeats or nullifies the spirit of the rules in effect, usually to obtain a result which otherwise would be unobtainable.

    及物

    We'll bury them in paperwork, and game the system.

  4. 4.

    To perform premeditated seduction strategy.

    俚语 及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Willing and able to participate.

    非正式
  2. 2.

    That shows a tendency to continue to fight against another animal, despite being wounded, often severely.

  3. 3.

    Persistent, especially in senses similar to the above.

  4. 1.

    Injured, lame.

词汇关系

相关短语

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *gamaną Proto-West Germanic *gaman Old English gamen Middle English game English game From Middle English game, gamen, gammen, from Old English gamen (“sport, joy, mirth, pastime, game, amusement, pleasure”), from Proto-West Germanic *gaman, from Proto-Germanic *gamaną (“amusement, pleasure, game", literally "participation, communion, people together”), from *ga- (collective prefix) + *mann- (“man”); or alternatively from *ga- + a root from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think, have in mind”). Cognate with Yola gaame, gaaume, gaume (“game”), Old Frisian game, gome (“joy, amusement, entertainment”), Dutch gemelijk (“cantankerous, crabbed”), Middle High German gamen (“joy, amusement, fun, pleasure”), Danish gammen (“merriment”), Icelandic, Norwegian Nynorsk gaman (“joy, fun”), Swedish gamman (“mirth, rejoicing, merriment”). Related to gammon, gamble.

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