地滚球 地滾球 dì gǔn qiú ten-pin bowling / bowling ball / (baseball etc) ground ball 界内球 界內球 jiè nèi qiú ball within bounds (sports) / in / fair ball (baseball) 球路 qiú lù (sports) trajectory of the ball / method of dispatching the ball (e.g. in baseball: curveball, slider, fastball etc) syn 饭团 飯糰 fàn tuán rice ball (steamed rice formed into a ball and stuffed with various fillings) / onigiri (Japanese-style rice ball) syn 棒坛 棒壇 bàng tán baseball circles / baseball world 蛋疼 dàn téng (slang) ball-breaking / pain in the ass 打球 dǎ qiú to play ball / to play with a ball 看球 kàn qiú to watch a football game (or other ball game) / Fore! (golf) / Watch out for the ball! 接球 jiē qiú to receive a served ball (volleyball, tennis etc) / to catch a ball thrown by sb syn 开球 開球 kāi qiú open ball (math.) / to start a ball game / to kick off (soccer) / to tee off (golf) syn 钢珠 鋼珠 gāng zhū steel ball / bearing ball syn 球 qiú ball / sphere / globe / CL:個|个[ge4] / ball game / match / CL:場|场[chang3] syn 球感 qiú gǎn ball sense / feel for the ball 死球 sǐ qiú (ball sports) dead ball 丛生 叢生 cóng shēng growing as a thicket / overgrown / breaking out everywhere (of disease, social disorder etc) 转折点 轉折點 zhuǎn zhé diǎn turning point / breaking point syn 咔嚓 kā chā (onom.) breaking or snapping / (coll.) cut it out / stop it / also written 喀嚓[ka1 cha1] syn 创纪录 創紀錄 chuàng jì lù record-breaking 拐点 拐點 guǎi diǎn turning point / breaking point / inflexion point (math., a point of a curve at which the curvature changes sign) 喀嚓 kā chā (onom.) breaking or snapping syn 破纪录 破紀錄 pò jì lù to break a record / record-breaking 插播 chā bō to interrupt (a radio or TV program) with a commercial insert, breaking news etc / to put a call on hold 背信弃义 背信棄義 bèi xìn qì yì breaking faith and abandoning right (idiom) / to betray / treachery / perfidy syn 加赛 加賽 jiā sài (sports) to have an additional tie-breaking match or period of play / to have a playoff 异化作用 異化作用 yì huà zuò yòng catabolism (biology) / metabolic breaking down and waste disposal / dissimilation 出水芙蓉 chū shuǐ fú róng as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom) / surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy) 投鼠忌器 tóu shǔ jì qì lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom) / to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents 逸尘断鞅 逸塵斷鞅 yì chén duàn yāng lit. kicking up the dust and breaking the harness / fig. to ride like the wind (idiom) 破土典礼 破土典禮 pò tǔ diǎn lǐ ground breaking ceremony 倒仓 倒倉 dǎo cāng to transfer grain from a store (e.g. to sun it) / voice breaking (of male opera singer in puberty) 分解代谢 分解代謝 fēn jiě dài xiè catabolism (biology) / metabolic breaking down and waste disposal / dissimilation 对称破缺 對稱破缺 duì chèn pò quē symmetry breaking (physics) 撬窃 撬竊 qiào qiè burglary / house-breaking 破缺 pò quē breaking 自发对称破缺 自發對稱破缺 zì fā duì chèn pò quē spontaneous symmetry breaking (physics) 履带破冰原动机 履帶破冰原動机 lǚ dài pò bīng yuán dòng jī tracked ice-breaking prime movers 均裂 jūn liè homolytic breaking 断绝外交关系 斷絕外交關系 duàn jué wài jiāo guān xì breaking-off of diplomatic relations 打破沉默 打破沈默 Breaking the Silence 国际打破语言障碍委员会 國際打破語言障礙委員會 International Committee for Breaking the Language Barrier 断裂强度 斷裂強度 duàn liè qiáng dù rupture strength / breaking strength 嚗 bó (onom.) sound of sth splitting or breaking apart / sound of an object falling to the ground / a cry of rage / Taiwan pr. [bo1] 出局 chū jú (of a batter) to be put out (in baseball) / to be dismissed (in cricket) / (of a player or team) to be eliminated from a competition / (fig.) to be weeded out / to get the chop (in a competitive environment) 刺杀 刺殺 cì shā to assassinate / (military) to fight with a bayonet / (baseball) to put out (a baserunner) syn 接手 jiē shǒu to take over (duties etc) / catcher (baseball etc) syn 棒球 bàng qiú baseball / CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 先发 先發 xiān fā to take preemptive action / (sports) to be in the starting lineup / (of a baseball pitcher) to be the starting pitcher 打点 打點 dǎ dian to bribe / to get (luggage) ready / to put in order / to organize things / (baseball) RBI (run batted in) syn 安打 ān dǎ base hit (baseball) 外场 外場 wài chǎng outer area (of a place that has an inner area) / dining area of a restaurant (as opposed to the kitchen) / outfield (baseball etc) / area outside a venue (e.g. exterior of a stadium) / field (maintenance, testing etc) / (Chinese opera) the area in front of the table on the stage syn 全垒打 全壘打 quán lěi dǎ home run (baseball) 牛棚 niú péng cowshed / makeshift detention center set up by Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution / (baseball) bullpen 王建民 wáng jiàn mín Chien-Ming Wang (1980-), Taiwanese starting pitcher for the Washington Nationals in Major League Baseball 内场 內場 nèi chǎng inner area (of a place that has an outer area) / the kitchen of a restaurant (as opposed to the dining area) / infield (baseball etc) / (Chinese opera) the area behind the table on the stage 球棒 qiú bàng (baseball or cricket) bat / hockey stick 本垒 本壘 běn lěi (baseball) home base / home plate 跑垒 跑壘 pǎo lěi running between bases (in baseball) 本垒打 本壘打 běn lěi dǎ home run (baseball) 盗垒 盜壘 dào lěi (baseball) to steal a base / stolen base (SB) 垒 壘 lěi rampart / base (in baseball) / to build with stones, bricks etc syn 击球员 擊球員 jī qiú yuán (baseball, cricket etc) batter 棒球迷 bàng qiú mí baseball fan 波士顿红袜 波士頓紅襪 bō shì dùn hóng wà Boston Red Sox (baseball) team 洋基 yáng jī see 洋基隊|洋基队[Yang2 ji1 dui4] / New York Yankees (US baseball team) 洋基队 洋基隊 yáng jī duì New York Yankees (US baseball team) 满垒 滿壘 mǎn lěi (baseball) bases loaded 牺牲打 犧牲打 xī shēng dǎ sacrifice hit (in sport, e.g. baseball) 球季 qiú jì season (of baseball, football etc) 跑垒员 跑壘員 pǎo lěi yuán runner (in baseball) 完封 wán fēng (baseball etc) shutout / to shut out (the opposing team) 三振 sān zhèn to strike out / strikeout (baseball, softball) / (Tw) to ditch / to eliminate from consideration 打击率 打擊率 dǎ jī lǜ batting average (baseball etc) 触击 觸擊 chù jī to touch / to tap / to contact / (baseball) to bunt 防御率 防禦率 fáng yù lǜ earned run average (baseball) 伸卡球 shēn kǎ qiú sinker (baseball) (loanword) 打席 dǎ xí (baseball) plate appearance (PA) 布局投手 佈局投手 bù jú tóu shǒu (baseball) setup man / setup pitcher 先发投手 先發投手 xiān fā tóu shǒu (baseball) starting pitcher 直球 zhí qiú (baseball) fastball / (fig.) (coll.) direct / frank / upfront / blunt 内野 內野 nèi yě (baseball) infield 垒包 壘包 lěi bāo (baseball) base 外野 wài yě (baseball) outfield 足球 zú qiú soccer ball / a football / CL:個|个[ge4] / soccer / football 球员 球員 qiú yuán (ball sports) player / team member 球迷 qiú mí fan (ball sports) / CL:個|个[ge4] 网球 網球 wǎng qiú tennis / tennis ball / CL:個|个[ge4] 球星 qiú xīng sports star (ball sport) syn 乒乓球 pīng pāng qiú table tennis / ping-pong / table tennis ball / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 射门 射門 shè mén (soccer, handball etc) to kick or shoot the ball towards the goal 传球 傳球 chuán qiú (sports) to pass the ball 舞会 舞會 wǔ huì dance / ball / party / CL:場|场[chang3] 皮球 pí qiú ball (made of rubber, leather etc) 高尔夫球 高爾夫球 gāo ěr fū qiú golf / golf ball 落网 落網 luò wǎng (of a bird, fish etc) to be caught in a net / (of a tennis ball) to hit the net / (of a criminal) to be captured syn 球赛 球賽 qiú sài (ball sports) game / match / CL:場|场[chang3] 保龄球 保齡球 bǎo líng qiú ten-pin bowling (loanword) / bowling ball 球阀 球閥 qiú fá ball valve 赢球 贏球 yíng qiú (ball sports) to win a match 击球 擊球 jī qiú to bat / to hit a ball (sport)