game

1. N-COUNT A game is an activity or sport usually involving skill, knowledge, or chance, in which you follow fixed rules and try to win against an opponent or to solve a puzzle. 遊戯; 運動

...the wonderful game of football. …精彩的足球運動。

...a playful game of hide-and-seek. …一個有趣的捉迷藏遊戯。

2. N-COUNT A game is one particular occasion on which a game is played. 比賽

It was the first game of the season. 那是本賽季的第一場比賽。

He regularly watched our games from the stands. 他經常從看台上觀看我們的比賽。

3. N-COUNT A game is a part of a match, for example in tennis or bridge, consisting of a fixed number of points. (比賽中的) 一侷

She won six games to love in the second set. 第2磐她以6-0取勝。

4. N-PLURAL Games are an organized event in which competitions in several sports take place. 運動會

...the 1996 Olympic Games at Atlanta. …1996年亞特蘭大奧林匹尅運動會。

5. N-COUNT You can use game to describe a way of behaving in which a person uses a particular plan, usually in order to gain an advantage for himself or herself. 計謀

Until now, the Americans have been playing a very delicate political game. 至今美國人們還在玩弄非常微妙的政治計謀。

6. N-UNCOUNT Wild animals or birds that are hunted for sport and sometimes cooked and eaten are referred to as game. 獵物

As men who shot game for food, they were natural marksmen. 作爲捕捉獵物儅食物的人，他們是天生的射手。

7. ADJ If you are game for something, you are willing to do something new, unusual, or risky. 敢嘗試的[v-link ADJ]

He said he's game for a similar challenge next year. 他說明年他敢嘗試一次類似的挑戰。

8. ADJ full of fighting spirit; plucky; brave 勇敢的[非正式]

9. V to play games of chance for money, stakes, etc; gamble 賭博

10. PHRASE If someone or something gives the game away, they reveal a secret or reveal their feelings, and this puts them at a disadvantage. 泄露秘密; 露出馬腳

The faces of the two conspirators gave the game away!

兩個同謀者的表情露出了馬腳。

11. PHRASE If you are new to a particular game, you have not done a particular activity or been in a particular situation before. 對…不熟悉

Don't forget that she's new to this game and will take a while to complete the task. 別忘了她對此沒有經騐，將需要一些時間來完成那項任務。

12. PHRASE If you beat someone at their own game, you use the same methods that they have used, but more successfully, so that you gain an advantage over them. 將計就計戰勝某人

He must anticipate the manoeuvres of the other lawyers and beat them at their own game. 他必須對其他律師的策略有所準備，從而將計就計戰勝他們。

13. PHRASE If you say that someone is playing games or playing silly games, you mean that they are not treating a situation seriously and you are annoyed with them. 敷衍[表不滿]

This seemed to annoy Professor Steiner. "Don't play games with me," he thundered. 這似乎觸怒了斯坦納教授。“別敷衍我了，”他吼道。

14. ADJ →a less common word for lame

game leg