网站首页  词典首页

请输入您要查询的词汇:

 

词汇 softball
释义 softball
noun
uk /ˈsɒft.bɔːl/ us /ˈsɑːft.bɑːl/
[ U ]
a game similar to baseball but played with a larger, softer ball: 垒球(运动)
The kids are outside playing softball.
His free time is spent coaching his daughter's softball team.
 
Hero Images/GettyImages
[ C ]
the ball used in the game of softball:
He can reportedly throw a softball at 70 miles per hour.
 
EHStock/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages
Compare
hardball
The USA women's softball team has won gold in the last two Olympics.
We rounded up the neighborhood kids for a game of softball.
The fruit was around the same size as a softball.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Miscellaneous games & activities
air hockey
beer pong
belly dancing
bran tub
buildering
bungee jumping
cage diving
charade
Frisbee
hoopla
in-game
inline
inline skate
inline skating
pinball machine
roller-skating
RPG
sandbox
scavenger hunt
screen time

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:


Baseball & rounders

softball | American Dictionary


softball
noun[ C/U ]
us/ˈsɔftˌbɔl/
a game similar to baseball but played with a larger, softer ball, or the ball used in this game

softball | Business English


softball
noun[ U ]
USuk /ˈsɒftbɔːl/us
informal
a method of doing something that is not forceful, determined, or unpleasant:
With its burgeoning trade deficit, the US is in no mood to play softball.
Compare
hardball
 a softball question
informal
a question that is easy to answer:
I know this is probably like a softball question to you, but are you going to go ask Congress for more money and more staff?
News crews lobbed softball questions.

Examples of softball


softball
Dozens of different sports are played in this country: there are two codes of rugby, there is association football, basketball, cricket, softball and so forth.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
It may be grossly offensive that the suspects are given a platform on television and radio for softball questioning, but there is still a presumption of innocence.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
The school participates in the girls sports of basketball, softball, and volleyball.
From
Wikipedia

This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
There he played varsity basketball and club softball, and performed with several student bands.
From
Wikipedia

This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The college fields varsity teams for men in baseball, basketball, golf, and soccer, while the women's teams compete in basketball, soccer, and softball.
From
Wikipedia

This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
It is equipped with four picnic tables, one charcoal grill, a backstop for adult softball or youth hardball, and playground equipment.
From
Wikipedia

This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Today there are both football and softball fields, a waterfront area, pier, sheltered picnic tables, grills, and other outdoor leisure facilities.
From
Wikipedia

This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
It features benches, tables and grills for picnicking, several softball fields, and a playground.
From
Wikipedia

This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Young men may compete in baseball, football, and wrestling, while young women may also compete in badminton, bowling, cheerleading, and softball.
From
Wikipedia

This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Teams were also fielded in baseball, basketball, cheerleading, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, and volleyball.
From
Wikipedia

This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
An extensive extra-curricular program is offered including volleyball, basketball, track, badminton, curling, cheerleading, softball, and dance.
From
Wikipedia

This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These sports include baseball, softball, basketball, football, wrestling, volleyball, track and field, soccer, tennis, and cheerleading.
From
Wikipedia

This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Young men may compete in baseball, golf, football, and wrestling, while women may compete in badminton, cheerleading, gymnastics, and softball.
From
Wikipedia

This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The school has sports programs in football, golf, volleyball, tennis, dance, cheerleading, track and field, baseball, softball, basketball, cross-country, and wrestling.
From
Wikipedia

This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The sports program includes basketball, soccer, softball, and cheerleading.
From
Wikipedia

This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
随便看

 

反思网英语在线翻译词典收录了377474条英语词汇在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2005-2024 fscai.com All Rights Reserved 更新时间:2025/4/11 1:10:02