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The flashcard defines "football" primarily as a game played by two teams, emphasizing kicking a ball. It distinguishes between British English (soccer) and American English (American football) usage, and also defines a football as the ball itself used in the game.

The flashcard defines "football" primarily as a game played by two teams, emphasizing kicking a ball. It distinguishes between British English (soccer) and American English (American football) usage, and also defines a football as the ball itself used in the game.

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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]足球运动 Football is a game played by two teams of eleven players using a round ball. Players kick the ball to each other and try to score goals by kicking the ball into a large net.
  [BRIT 英]
  • Several boys were still playing football on the waste ground.

    几个男孩还在那片废弃的空地上踢足球。

  • ...Arsenal Football Club.

    阿森纳足球俱乐部

  • ...Italian football fans.

    意大利足球迷

in AM, use 美国英语用soccer
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]橄榄球运动 Football is a game played by two teams of eleven players using an oval ball. Players carry the ball in their hands or throw it to each other as they try to score goals that are called touchdowns.
  [AM 美]
  • Two blocks beyond our school was a field where boys played football...

    离我们学校两个街区远的地方有个男孩们玩橄榄球的球场。

  • This year's national college football championship was won by Princeton.

    今年全国高校橄榄球锦标赛的冠军是普林斯顿队。

in BRIT, use 英国英语用American football
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]足球;橄榄球 A football is a ball that is used for playing football.

    Oxford foot·ball / ˈfʊtbɔːl ; NAmE ˈfʊtbɔːl / noun _americanfootball_comp.jpg _soccer.jpg 1 [uncountable ] ( also formal Asˌsociation ˈfootball ) ( both BrE) ( also soc·cer NAmE, BrE ) ( also BrE , informal footy , footie ) a game played by two teams of 11 players, using a round ball which players kick up and down the playing field. Teams try to kick the ball into the other team's goal. 足球运动 to play football 踢足球 a football match/team/stadium 足球比赛╱队;足球比赛专用体育场 see also
    Gaelic football
    2 [uncountable ] ( NAmE) =
    American football
    3 [countable ] a large round or ovalball made of leather or plastic and filled with air 足球;橄榄球 4 [countable ] ( always used with an adjective 常与形容词连用 ) an issue or a problem that frequently causes argument and disagreement 屡起争议的课题;被踢来踢去的难题 Health care should not become a political football. 保健问题不应该成为被踢来踢去的政治皮球。 football footballs footballed footballing
    foot·ball / ˈfʊtbɔːl ; NAmE ˈfʊtbɔːl /
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    footballfoot‧ball /ˈfʊtbɔːl $ -bɒːl/ ●●● S1 W2 noun
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    1[uncountable] British English a game played by two teams of eleven players who try to kick a round ball into the other team’s goal SYN soccer American English:  Which football team do you support? kids playing football in the street My Dad took me to watch my first football match. a football clubfootball fan/supporter a group of Scottish football fansfootball boots/kit/shirt (=clothes worn to play football)football pitch/ground/stadium2[uncountable] American English a game played by two teams of eleven players who try to carry or kick an oval ball into the other team’s goal SYN American football British English:  college football games a football field He played football in high school.3football hooligan British English someone who behaves in a noisy or violent way at a football match4[countable] a ball used in these games
    flag football
    , → political football
    at political(4)
    COLLOCATIONSfootball + NOUNa football team· Which football team do you support?a football club· Tottenham Hotspur is a North London football club.a football player· Like many little boys, his ambition was to be a football player.a football manager· Football managers shouldn't complain about referees' decisions.football fan (=someone who likes football a lot)· Pat is a keen football fan.football supporter (=someone who supports a particular football team)· 55 football supporters were arrested after the game.a football match/game· Do you often go to football matches?a football pitch (=an area of grass where football is played)· An area of wasteland had been turned into a football pitch.a football ground/stadium (=a place where football is played)· Hundreds of fans were making their way towards the football ground.a football league (=a group of football teams who play against each other)· The 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)· He washes the whole team's football kit.a football strip (=clothes worn by a particular football team)· The team wear a different football strip for their Champions League matches.a football referee (=the person who makes sure that the rules of football are followed)· He is a qualified football referee for the Dorset County Football Association.a football crowd· We got caught up in a noisy football crowd.football violence (=between fans at football games)· The government is considering measures to combat football violence.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.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + 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.cup football (=in a competition to win a cup)· It was an exciting match in the best traditions of cup football.league football (=in a football league)· He was still playing league football at the age of 41.five-a-side football (=with five players on each team)· His son played in a five-a-side football tournament.
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    n.足球,橄榄球
    vi.踢足球;打橄榄球

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