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本帖最后由 l126t 于 2014-9-2 13:26 编辑
game 1 «gaym», noun, adjective, gam|er, gam|est, verb, gamed, gam|ing.
–noun.
1. a way of playing; pastime; amusement; diversion: »
a game of tag, a game with bat and ball, children's games.
SYNONYM(S): See syn. under play. (Cf. ↑play)
2. the things needed to play a game: »
This store sells games
3. a contest with certain rules, which one side or person tries to win: »
a football game.
4. a single round in a game: »
The winner won three games out of five.
5. the condition of the score in a game: »
At the end of the first quarter the game was 6 to 3 in our favor.
6. the number of points needed to win: »
Game is 100 points.
7. a particular manner of playing a game: »
Our right fielder is playing a good game today.
8. Figurative. an activity or undertaking that is carried on under set rules like a game: »
the game of diplomacy, to play a waiting game.
9. Informal, Figurative. any activity or vocation in which there is competition: »
He is in the insurance game.
10. Figurative. a plan; scheme: »
They tried to trick us, but we saw through their game.
11. wild animals, birds, or fish hunted or caught for sport or for food.
12. the flesh of wild animals or birds when used for food.
13. Figurative. what is hunted or pursued: »
Widows are…the great game of fortune hunters (Joseph Addison).
14. the spirit for fighting; pluck; endurance.
15. Archaic. fun; mirth; sport.
–adjective.
1. having to do with game, hunting, or fishing: »
Game laws protect wildlife. He knew his hunting grounds thoroughly, every game trail, every animal burrow (Harper's).
2. Figurative. showing fight; brave; plucky; spirited: »
The losing team put up a game fight.
3. Figurative. daring to do a thing; having spirit or will enough: »
The explorer was game for any adventure. Are you game to swim across the river?
–intransitive verb, transitive verb.
1. to gamble: »
He gamed away his inheritance. 'Tis a great pity he…games so deep (Richard Brinsley Sheridan).
2. to exploit or turn to one's own advantage; trick: »
game the system; The reporter was gamed by the canny politicians.
@ahead of the game
● ↑ahead of the game,
U.S. Informal. winning rather than losing: »
Let us get out of the stock market while we are still ahead of the game.
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@be off one's game
● ↑be off one's game,
to be out of form; play badly: »
What am I doing wrong, Tom? I'm quite off my game (H. G. Hutchinson).
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@be on one's game
● ↑be on one's game,
to be in form; play well: »
Their disregard of the recognised rules was accentuated by the fact that neither man was on his game (Westminster Gazette).
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@die game
● ↑die game,
to die bravely; maintain one's spirit to the end: »
Good-bye, captain…die game, captain (John Gay).
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games «gaymz», noun (plural).
● ↑games,
athletic contests or exercises: »
the Olympic games.
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@give the game away
● ↑give the game away,
Informal. to act against one's own interest; defeat one's purpose: »
Accused of misusing campaign funds…both are in trouble because they went too far and gave the game away (James Reston).
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@make game of
● ↑make game of,
to make fun of; laugh at; ridicule: »
She had all the talents which qualified her…to make game of his scruples (Macaulay).
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@play games
● ↑play games,
to avoid facing up to a task in earnest; act evasively: »
He declared that this was no time for “playing games, political or otherwise, at the expense of the people” (New York Times).
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@play game
@play someone's game
● ↑play game,
● ↑play someone's game,
to act so as to secure someone's advantage or interest: »
It is playing the enemy's game to draw him to attack our armies.
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@play the game
● ↑play the game,
Informal.a) to be fair; follow the rules; be a good sport. »
Cheating in a test is not playing the game.
b) to act or behave in one's relations with others. »
The way the Communists play the game, there is no give and take (Time).
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@the game is up
● ↑the game is up,
the plan or scheme has failed. »
The universal opinion is that the game is irrecoverably up, and that the Tory party will be in power for fifty years to come (Stephen Dowell).
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@the game is worth the candle
@the game is not worth the candle
● ↑the game is worth the candle,
● ↑the game is not worth the candle,
the advantage gained is worth (or not worth) the trouble or effort. »
Syria ... will eventually accept that the game of guerrillas is not worth the candle (London Times).
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–gamely, adv.
–gameness, noun.
game2 (gām), adjective.
Informal. lame; crippled; injured: »
He limps because of a game leg.
╂[origin uncertain. Compare Welsh cam and gam bent, crooked, wrong.]
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