| 词组 | football |
| 释义 | football /ˈfʊtbɔːl $ -bɒːl/ noun 1. a game played by two teams of eleven players who try to kick a round ball into the other team’s goalThis meaning of football is used in British English. In American English, people say soccer. Soccer is also used in British English, but it is less common.verbsplay football The boys are playing football in the garden.watch football He likes to spend Saturday afternoon watching football.follow football (=be interested in football) Bob follows football and goes to as many matches as he can.football + nounsa football match/game Do you often go to football matches?a football team/club Which football team do you support? | Tottenham Hotspur is a North London football club.a football player/star As a boy, his ambition was to be a football player.a football manager/coach Football managers shouldn’t complain about referees’ decisions.a football referee (=the person who makes sure that the rules of football are followed) Football referees sometimes have to make difficult decisions.a football fan (=someone who likes football a lot) Pat is a keen football fan.a football supporter (=someone who likes a particular football team and goes to see them play) After the game, 55 football supporters were arrested.a football hooligan (=someone who behaves in a noisy or violent way when they go to watch a football match) There were fights between gangs of football hooligans.a football pitch BrE (=an area of grass where football is played) An area of waste ground had been turned into a football pitch.a football ground/stadium (=a place where people can watch football being played) Hundreds of fans were making their way towards the football ground.a football tournament They have never won a major football tournament.the football season (=the period in a year when football is played) The new football season is just over a week away.a football league (=a group of football teams who play against each other) The English Premier League is one of the most popular football leagues in the world.football boots He got some new football boots for his birthday.a football shirt They were all wearing England football shirts.football kit (=clothes for playing football in) Don’t forget to take your football kit.a football strip (=the clothes worn by a particular football team) The team wear a different football strip for their Champions League matches.Instead of football player, people often say footballer.adjectives/nouns + footballprofessional football It was his dream to play professional football one day.international football (=played by teams representing their country) He will retire from international football after the World Cup.domestic football (=played between teams from the same country) Saturday’s defeat was the team’s first in domestic football for seven matches.five-a-side football BrE (=with five players on each team) He plays in a five-a-side football team.2. a game played in the US by two teams of eleven players who try to carry or kick an oval ball into the other team’s goalBritish people call this sport American football.verbsplay football He played football in college.watch football I like watching football on TV.football + nounsa football team The Dallas Cowboys are a great football team.a football player/star Simpson was a former professional football player.a football coach He is the head football coach at UCLA.a football fan The stadium was crowded with 75,000 football fans.a football game I went to a football game at the University of Arizona last week.a football field (=an area of grass where football is played) Brad was a hero on the football field.a football stadium (=a place where people can watch football being played) The football stadium was filled to capacity. the football season (=the period in a year when football is played) We’re coming to the end of the football season.a football uniform/helmet He took off his football helmet.adjectives/nouns + footballprofessional football I always wanted to play professional football.college/high school football It’s the best team in college football. |
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