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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

football ['futbɔːl]
  1. 1. noun [c] (ball) 足球
  2. 2. noun [u] [BRIT] (sport) 足球[美 = soccer]
  3. 3. noun [US] 美式足球[英 = American football]

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

football [ˈfʊtbɔːl]
  1. 1. n.[c] [Sports] 足球
  2. 2. n.[u] [Sports] 足球运动橄榄球运动
    I used to play football with him.
    过去经常与他一起打橄榄球。
  3. 3. n.[c] 足球橄榄球美式足球
    I decided to bring my football with me to China.
    决定带着我的橄榄球中国

Collins English-English Dictionary

football ['fυt"bɔːl]
  1. 1. n any of various games played with a round or oval ball and usually based on two teams competing to kick, head, carry, or otherwise propel the ball into each other's goal, territory, etc - See association football rugby Australian Rules American football Gaelic football
  2. 2. n (as modifier)
    a football ground
    a football supporter
  3. 3. n the ball used in any of these games or their variants
  4. 4. n a problem, issue, etc, that is continually passed from one group or person to another and treated as a pretext for argument instead of being resolved
    he accused the government of using the strike as a political football

Examples

a political football
被踢来踢去的政治难题
a football player
足球运动员
a whiz at football
足球能手
He stayed up to watch football on TV.
他熬夜收看了足球比赛。
My favorite part of the school is the playground because I play football there.
学校里我最喜欢的就是操场,因为我经常在那儿玩足球。

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