ballad 136 |
yourself
a lot 狂欢；玩得痛快 have somethi.ng/a lot on the 'ball (US, informal) to be capable of
doing a job very well; to be inte丨ligent 有能耐；.有才智（be) on the 'ball to be aware of and understand what is
happening and able to react quickly 敏锐；机警：The new puWicffy
manager is reaHy on t/ie baH. ‘任宣传部经理的确精明表
练。.play ’—11 (with sb) (/>7/o/7m7/) to be willing to work with
other people in a helpful way, especially so that sb can get what tiiey want (和某人 合知 the whole ball of 'wax (NAmE, informal) the whole thing;
everything 整个;.全知；一kl: I panicked, I
cried—the whole ball of wax我惊慌失措，我大喊大叫一-什么反应都有。 —more at carry v., drop v., eye n. m verb 1 to form sth or be
formed into the shape of a ball 做成球状；使成团块：[V] Her hands baHed mto
/isfc. 她双手攥拳。◊ [VN] My hands were baHed into/ists•我把 双手攥头。.2 [VN] (AMwŁ，tofcoo, 5/fl/ig) (of a
man) to have sex with a woman (指炱性）釦（女性）交媾
bal lad /bselad/ noun
1 a song or poem that tells a story 叙事诗；民歌；民摇：a medfeva〖 baHad about a fcnight and a tody —首美于骑士和贵族小姐的中世纪谣曲
2 a slow popular song about love (节奏缓慢的）情歌： Her klfestis 4 baHad..她的最 _▲曲喝.片# 4 首 情歌。
bal-lad^eer /,baela'di0(r); NAmE
-'dir/ noun a person who sings or writes ballads叙事曲演唱者（或编写者）；叙
事诗作者
'ballad opera noun a type of play,
popular in
世纪早期$行于英格_<)
.ball-and-1
socket joint noun {anatomy a joint such as the
hip joint, in which a ball-shaped part moves inside a curved hollow part球窝关节；杵臼关节
bal-last
/'baslast/
noun [U] 1 heavy material placed in a ship or hot-air balloon to make it heavier and keep it steady (船中保持平衡的）压舱物；（热气球的）镇重
2 a layer of stones that
makes a strong base on which a road, railway/railroad，etc. can be built (.用作
公路或铁路路基的）道砟
ball bearing滚珠轴承
,ball 'bearing noun a ring of small metal
balls used in a machine to enable the parts to turn smoothly; one of these
small metal balls 滚珠轴承；滚珠
ball-boy
/'boilboi/
noun a boy who picks up the balls for the players in a tennis match (网球赛中替人捡球的）
球童一see also ballgirl
'ball-breaker noun [informal) a sexually aggressive
woman who destroys men’s confidence (挺男子甘拜下 风的）女性魔>七3丨卜》5阳31^叩0办 ball-cock /'borlkok; NAmE
-ka:k/ noun a device with a floating ball that controls the amount of
water going into a container, for example the water tank of a toilet 浮球旋浮球阀
bal-ler-ina
/.baela'riina/
noun a female dancer in ballet
芭蕾舞女演成一see also prima
ballerina bal-let /'baelei/ noun
1 [U] a style of dancing that tells a dramatic story with music but no talking
or singing 色蕾舞：She wants to be a baHet
dcmcer.她想当色蕾舞
演员。+，◊ baHet shoes 色蕾舞鞋 2
[C] a story or work.of art performed by a group of ballet dancers 色蕾舞剧： '