athletics, sport, game

名詞 game:

1. a single play of a sport or other contest
2. a contest with rules to determine a winner
3. an amusement or pastime
4. animal hunted for food or sport
5. the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game
6. your occupation or line of work
   同義詞：biz
7. (games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win
8. the flesh of wild animals that is used for food
9. a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
   同義詞：plot, secret plan
10. frivolous or trifling behavior

動詞 game:

1. place a bet on
   同義詞：bet on, back, gage, stake, punt

形容詞 game:

1. disabled in the feet or legs
   同義詞：crippled, halt, halting, lame, gimpy
2. willing to face danger
   同義詞：gamy, gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky

1. Who'll climb up to get it?' I'm game (to try).'
   ｀誰愿意爬上去把它拿下來?＇｀我來(試試).＇
2. John only pretends to do his share of the work; he's just not playing the game.
   約翰只是裝成做他那份工作，實際上并不真心好好干。
3. The little boy was shocked by the fall, but he was game enough to get up and try again.
   這個小男孩因摔倒而受到驚嚇，但他勇敢地站起來準(zhǔn)備再試。
4. Let's have a game of cards.
   我們來玩紙牌游戲吧。

game

n.（名詞）
An activity providing entertainment or amusement; a pastime:
娛樂，消遣：提供娛樂或消遣的活動；消遣娛樂：
例句：
party games; word games.
晚會娛樂；文字游戲

A competitive activity or sport in which players contend with each other according to a set of rules:
游戲，比賽：競爭性的活動或體育運動，選手們按一系列規(guī)則進(jìn)行競賽：
例句：
the game of basketball; the game of gin rummy.
籃球比賽；金羅美牌戲

A single instance of such an activity:
一盤，一場：上述比賽的一個步驟：
例句：
We lost the first game.
我們第一場比賽失敗了

games An organized athletic program or contest:
games 運動會：有組織的體育項目或比賽：
例句：
track-and-field games; took part in the winter games.
田徑比賽；參加冬季運動會

A period of competition or challenge:
比賽期間：競賽或挑戰(zhàn)的時間段：
例句：
It was too late in the game to change the schedule of the project.
在比賽期間要改變賽程安排已經(jīng)太晚了

The total number of points required to win a game:
獲勝所必需的總分?jǐn)?shù)：
例句：
One hundred points is game in bridge.
橋牌獲勝的分?jǐn)?shù)是00分

The score accumulated at any given time in a game:
積分：比賽中任一規(guī)定時間內(nèi)增加的分?jǐn)?shù)：
例句：
The game is now 4 to 2.
比分現(xiàn)在是4比2

The equipment needed for playing certain games:
比賽用具：某一特定比賽中所需器械：
例句：
packed the children`s games in the car.
把孩子們的體育用品放入車內(nèi)

A particular style or manner of playing a game:
技巧，技術(shù)：比賽時的特定形式或風(fēng)格：
例句：
improved my tennis game with practice.
練習(xí)以改進(jìn)我的網(wǎng)球技巧

Informal
【非正式用語】
An active interest or pursuit, especially one involving competitive engagement or adherence to rules:
野心，追求：積極的興趣或追求，尤指對權(quán)威的競爭性參與和執(zhí)著：
例句：
.the way the system operates, the access game, the turf game, the image game.(Hedrick Smith)
.系統(tǒng)運作的方式即：入門興趣、賽馬興趣、形象興趣.(赫德里克·史密斯)

A business or occupation; a line:
行業(yè)；職業(yè)：
例句：
the insurance game.
保險業(yè)

An illegal activity; a racket.
不合法的活動；非法手段
Informal
【非正式用語】
Evasive, trifling, or manipulative behavior:
把戲：躲避的、懶散的、巧妙的行為：
例句：
wanted a straight answer, not more of their tiresome games.
要一個直截了當(dāng)?shù)拇鸢?，不要再搞他們那些討厭的把?/br>
A calculated strategy or approach; a scheme:
策略，計謀：特意計劃的策略或方法；謀略：
例句：
I saw through their game from the very beginning.
一開始我就看穿了他們的計謀

Mathematics A model of a competitive situation that identifies interested parties and stipulates rules governing all aspects of the competition, used in game theory to determine the optimal course of action for an interested party.
【數(shù)學(xué)】 游戲理論，比賽規(guī)則：一種處于競爭狀態(tài)下的模式，要鑒別有興趣的參與者并規(guī)定控制競賽各個方面的規(guī)則，用于確定一個參與者最好的活動進(jìn)程的比賽理論

Wild animals, birds, or fish hunted for food or sport.
獵物：為食用或娛樂而捕獵的野生動物、飛禽或魚類
The flesh of these animals, eaten as food.
野味：可作為食物享用的這些獵物的肉

An object of attack, ridicule, or pursuit:
攻擊目標(biāo)，嘲弄對象，追逐目標(biāo)：
例句：
The press considered the candidate`s indiscretions to be game.
大眾媒體把候選人不檢點的言行當(dāng)作攻擊目標(biāo)

Mockery; sport:
嘲弄；戲弄：
例句：
The older children teased and made game of the newcomer.
比較年長的孩子嘲笑并奚落新來的人

v.（動詞）
gamed,gam.ing,games
v.tr.Archaic （及物動詞）【古語】
To waste or lose by gambling.
虛擲，失去：因賭博而揮霍或輸?shù)?/br>v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To play for stakes; gamble.
下注；賭博
adj.（形容詞）
gam.er,gam.est
Plucky and unyielding in spirit; resolute:
勇敢的，意志堅定的；堅決的：
例句：
She put up a game fight against her detractors.
她勇敢對抗那些誹謗她的人

Ready and willing:
樂意的，愿意的：
例句：
Are you game for a swimô
你愿意去游泳嗎

<習(xí)慣用語>the only game in town【非正式用語】
The only alternative:
唯一的選擇：
例句：
.The Anglo-Irish Agreement is the only game in town available to political leaders seeking a graceful way out of the Ulster morass.(Boston Globe).He`s the only game in town for the press to write about.(Leonard Garment)
.英國——愛爾蘭合約是政治領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人唯一能找尋的逃離烏爾斯特困境的體面出路.(波士頓環(huán)球).他是該城市唯一一位新聞界能報道的人物.(倫納德·加門特)

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old English gamen
源自 古英語 gamen

【引伸】
game.ly
adv.（副詞）
game.ness
n.（名詞）

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game
game 2

adj.（形容詞）
gam.er,gam.est
Crippled; lame:
跛的，瘸的：
例句：
a game leg.
一條跛腿

來源：
[Origin unknown]
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