game

noun

活动；体育运动 activity/sport

1. （有规则的）游戏，运动，比赛项目
   an activity or a sport with rules in which people or teams compete against each other
   1. card games
      纸牌游戏
   2. board games
      棋类游戏
   3. a game of chance/skill
      靠运气决定胜负 / 凭技巧取胜的游戏
   4. ball games , such as football or tennis
      诸如足球或网球等球类运动
   5. We're going to the ball game (= baseball game) .
      我们要去看棒球比赛。
2. （一项）游戏，运动，比赛
   an occasion of playing a game
   1. to play a game of chess
      下国际象棋
   2. Saturday's League game against Swansea
      联赛中星期六对斯旺西队的比赛
   3. Let's have a game of table tennis.
      咱们来打场乒乓球赛吧。
   4. They're in training for the big game.
      他们正在为大赛进行训练。
3. 比赛（或游戏）时用的手法；比赛（或游戏）技巧
   the way in which sb plays a game
   1. Hendry raised his game to collect the £40 000 first prize.
      亨德里的比赛技巧有所提高，他得到了4万英镑的头等奖。
   2. Stretching exercises can help you avoid injury and improve your game.
      伸展运动有助于防止身体受伤，并能提高比赛技巧。

体育运动 sports

4. （学校的）体育课，体育活动
   sport as a lesson or an activity at school
   1. I always hated games at school.
      我念书的时候一直不喜欢体育活动。
5. 运动会
   a large organized sports event
   1. the Olympic Games
      奥运会

体育比赛的一部分 part of sports match

6. （网球等比赛的）一局，一场
   a section of some games , such as tennis , which forms a unit in scoring
   1. two games all (= both players have won two games)
      各赢两局

儿童活动 children's activity

7. 儿童游戏
   a children's activity when they play with toys, pretend to be sb else, etc.
   1. a game of cops and robbers
      警察抓强盗的游戏

娱乐 fun

8. 娱乐；消遣；玩耍
   an activity that you do to have fun
   1. He was playing games with the dog.
      他在逗着狗玩。

活动；行业 activity, business

9. 行当；行业；职业
   a type of activity or business
   1. How long have you been in this game?
      你干这行当多长时间了？
   2. the game of politics
      政治活动
   3. I'm new to this game myself.
      我本人对这个不熟悉。
   4. Getting dirty was all part of the game to the kids.
      对孩子来说弄脏是很正常的事。

秘密计划 secret plan

10. 诡计；策略；花招
    a secret and clever plan; a trick
    1. So that's his game (= now I know what he has been planning) .
       原来这就是他的鬼把戏。

野生鸟兽 wild animals/birds

11. 猎物；野禽；野味
    wild animals or birds that people hunt for sport or food

adj.

1. 甘愿尝试；有冒险精神
   ready and willing to do sth new, difficult or dangerous
   1. She's game for anything.
      她什么事都敢试。
   2. We need a volunteer for this exercise. Who's game to try?
      我们需要有人自告奋勇来做这个练习，谁愿意来试试？

1. N-COUNT 游戏；运动；比赛（项目）
   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.
   1. ...the wonderful game of football.
      精彩的足球比赛
   2. ...a playful game of hide-and-seek.
      有趣的捉迷藏游戏
   3. ...a video game.
      电子游戏
2. N-COUNT （一场）游戏，比赛
   A game is one particular occasion on which a game is played.
   1. It was the first game of the season...
      这是本赛季的首场比赛。
   2. He regularly watched our games from the stands...
      他一般在看台上观看我们的比赛。
   3. We won three games against Australia.
      我们赢了3场对澳大利亚的比赛。
3. N-COUNT （网球、桥牌等比赛中的）一局，一盘，一场
   A game is a part of a match, for example in tennis or bridge, consisting of a fixed number of points.
   1. She won six games to love in the second set.
      第二盘她以6比0获胜。
   2. ...the last three points of the second game.
      第二局的最后3分
4. N-PLURAL 运动会
   Games are an organized event in which competitions in several sports take place.
   1. ...the 2000 Olympic Games at Sydney.
      2000年悉尼奥运会
5. N-PLURAL （学校的）体育课，体育活动
   Games are organized sports activities that children do at school.
   1. At his grammar school he is remembered for being bad at games but good in debates.
      在文法学校里，他因拙于体育但擅长辩论而让人印象深刻。
6. N-SING （某人比赛或游戏时的）手法，技巧，风格
   Someone's game is the degree of skill or the style that they use when playing a particular game.
   1. Once I was through the first set my game picked up.
      我打完第一局之后就进入了状态。
7. N-COUNT 玩笑；儿戏；不认真对待的事情
   You can describe a situation that you do not treat seriously as a game .
   1. Many people regard life as a game: you win some, you lose some...
      许多人视人生如同一场游戏：有输也有赢。
   2. It's a cat-and-mouse game to him, and I'm the mouse.
      在他看来，这是个猫捉老鼠的把戏，而我就是老鼠。
8. N-COUNT 策略；计谋；诡计
   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.
   1. When the uncertainties become greater than the certainties, we end up in a game of bluff...
      情况愈发难以确定，我们最终陷入一个唬人的把戏中。
   2. Until now, the Americans have been playing a very delicate political game.
      直到现在，美国人一直玩着精心设计的政治把戏。
9. N-UNCOUNT 猎物；野味
   Wild animals or birds that are hunted for sport and sometimes cooked and eaten are referred to as game .
   1. ...men who shot game for food.
      靠捕猎获取食物的人
10. ADJ-GRADED 甘愿尝试（新鲜或不平常事物）的；有冒险精神的
    If you are game for something, you are willing to do something new, unusual, or risky.
    1. After all this time he still had new ideas and was game to try them...
       过了这么久，他依然不乏新点子并敢于去尝试。
    2. He said he's game for a similar challenge next year.
       他说他明年还愿意接受类似的挑战。
11. See also: gamely
12. PHRASE 泄露秘密；露马脚；露馅
    If someone or something gives the game away, they reveal a secret or reveal their feelings, and this puts them at a disadvantage.
    1. The faces of the two conspirators gave the game away.
       这两个共谋者的表情泄漏了秘密。
13. PHRASE 对…不了解；缺乏经验
    If you are new to a particular game, you have not done a particular activity or been in a particular situation before.
    1. Don't forget that she's new to this game and will take a while to complete the task.
       别忘了她缺乏这方面的经验，完成任务还需要一些时间。
14. 卖淫；当***（或“鸭子”）
    If a man or woman is on the game, he or she is working as a prostitute.
15. PHRASE 将计就计；以其人之道还治其人之身
    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.
    1. He must anticipate the maneuvers of the other lawyers and beat them at their own game...
       他必须预见到其他律师的策略，并以其人之道还治其人之身，从而打败他们。
    2. The police knew that to trap the killer they had to play him at his own game.
       警方清楚他们必须将计就计才能逮住那个杀人凶手。
16. PHRASE （某种情况下）常有的事，司空见惯的事
    If you say that something is all part of the game, you are telling someone not to be surprised or upset by something, because it is a normal part of the situation that they are in.
    1. For investors, risks are part of the game.
       对投资者而言,风险不足为奇。
17. PHRASE 不认真对待；耍花招；玩把戏
    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.
    1. 'Don't play games with me!' he thundered...
       “别跟我耍把戏!”他怒吼道。
    2. From what I know of him he doesn't play silly games.
       凭我对他的了解，他不会耍滑头的。
18. PHRASE （通常在压力下）开始更好表现，干得更出色
    If you say that someone has raised their game, you mean that they have begun to perform better, usually because they were under pressure to do so.
    1. The world No. 9 had to raise his game to see off a strong challenge from Dale...
       这位世界排名第九的选手必须有更出色的表现才能击退戴尔强有力的挑战。
    2. As it expands its services around the continent, the competition it offers should force the other airlines to raise their game.
       这家航空公司在整个大陆拓展业务所带来的竞争会迫使其他航空公司有更好的表现。
19. PHRASE 戏该收场了，别再演戏了（指所从事的秘密计划或活动被揭穿）
    If you say the game is up, you mean that someone's secret plans or activities have been revealed and therefore must stop because they cannot succeed.
    1. Some thought they would hold out until Sunday. The realists knew that the game was already up.
       有些人以为他们还能撑到星期天，务实的人却很清楚，这一切都已结束了。

1. We drew with Ireland in the first game
   在第一场比赛中我们和爱尔兰队打平了。
2. He regularly watched our games from the stands
   他一般在看台上观看我们的比赛。
3. We won three games against Australia.
   我们赢了3场对澳大利亚的比赛。
4. She won six games to love in the second set.
   第二盘她以6比0获胜。
5. At his grammar school he is remembered for being bad at games but good in debates.
   在文法学校里，他因拙于体育但擅长辩论而让人印象深刻。
6. Once I was through the first set my game picked up.
   我打完第一局之后就进入了状态。
7. Many people regard life as a game: you win some, you lose some
   许多人视人生如同一场游戏：有输也有赢。
8. It's a cat-and-mouse game to him, and I'm the mouse.
   在他看来，这是个猫捉老鼠的把戏，而我就是老鼠。
9. When the uncertainties become greater than the certainties, we end up in a game of bluff
   情况愈发难以确定，我们最终陷入一个唬人的把戏中。
10. Until now, the Americans have been playing a very delicate political game.
    直到现在，美国人一直玩着精心设计的政治把戏。
11. After all this time he still had new ideas and was game to try them
    过了这么久，他依然不乏新点子并敢于去尝试。
12. He said he's game for a similar challenge next year.
    他说他明年还愿意接受类似的挑战。
13. The faces of the two conspirators gave the game away.
    这两个共谋者的表情泄漏了秘密。
14. Don't forget that she's new to this game and will take a while to complete the task.
    别忘了她缺乏这方面的经验，完成任务还需要一些时间。
15. He must anticipate the maneuvers of the other lawyers and beat them at their own game
    他必须预见到其他律师的策略，并以其人之道还治其人之身，从而打败他们。
16. The police knew that to trap the killer they had to play him at his own game.
    警方清楚他们必须将计就计才能逮住那个杀人凶手。
17. For investors, risks are part of the game.
    对投资者而言，风险不足为奇。
18. 'Don't play games with me!' he thundered
    “别跟我耍把戏！”他怒吼道。
19. From what I know of him he doesn't play silly games.
    凭我对他的了解，他不会耍滑头的。
20. The world No. 9 had to raise his game to see off a strong challenge from Dale
    这位世界排名第九的选手必须有更出色的表现才能击退戴尔强有力的挑战。
21. As it expands its services around the continent, the competition it offers should force the other airlines to raise their game.
    这家航空公司在整个大陆拓展业务所带来的竞争会迫使其他航空公司有更好的表现。
22. Some thought they would hold out until Sunday. The realists knew that the game was already up.
    有些人以为他们还能撑到星期天，务实的人却很清楚，这一切都已结束了。
23. I love the game and I'd be lost without golf now.
    我热爱高尔夫，如果现在没有了它，我的生活就失去了乐趣。
24. I queued for two hours to get a ticket to see the football game
    我排了两个小时的队，就是为了买张足球赛的票。
25. In a warm-up game for the World Cup, Uruguay have beaten England.
    在世界杯热身赛中，乌拉圭队打败了英格兰队。
26. That game of chess ended in a draw.
    那盘棋和了。
27. Team A lost the first game.
    甲队第一局失败了。
28. The ball game was postponed because of rain.
    球赛因雨推迟了。
29. In the football game we won by 8 points to 3.
    我队以8比3赢了那场足球赛。
30. Who won the game?
    这场比赛谁赢了？

  match competition contest game【导航词义：比赛，竞赛】

  match n. 〈尤英〉比赛

〔辨析〕通常指体育比赛，一般在两人或两队之间进行。

  competition n. 比赛，竞赛

〔辨析〕指体育比赛或知识、技巧等方面的比赛。

  contest n. 比赛，竞赛

〔辨析〕尤指某种技能活动或体育运动的比赛。

  game n. 比赛

〔辨析〕泛指有一定规则的比赛，如游戏、体育运动等。

n.

be a game

• 不当一回事；当儿戏；闹着玩
  to not be considered to be serious
  1. For her the whole project was just a game .
     对她来说，整个计划不过是场儿戏而已。

be on the game

• 卖淫；当“野鸡”
  to be a prostitute

the game is up

• （对做坏事被抓或罪行败露者说的话）戏该收场了，别再演戏了
  said to sb who has done sth wrong, when they are caught and the crime or trick has been discovered

game on

• （赛场局势发生变化后表明）胜负难料
  used after sth has happened that makes it clear that a contest is not yet decided and anyone could still win
  1. We were losing 2–0 with ten minutes to go, and then we scored. It was game on!
     离终场还有十分钟，我们以0:2落后，随后我们进球了。谁输谁赢还说不定呢！

give the game away

• 不慎泄露；露馅；露马脚
  to tell a secret, especially by accident; to show sth that should be kept hidden

the only game in town

• 同类中最重要的事物；唯一的选择
  the most important thing of a particular type, or the only thing that is available

play the game

• 办事公道；为人诚实
  to behave in a fair and honest way

play sb's game

• （无意中）促成某人的计划
  to do sth which helps sb else's plans, especially by accident, when you did not intend to help them

play (silly) games (with sb)

• （与某人）耍花招，玩鬼把戏
  not to treat a situation seriously, especially in order to cheat sb
  1. Don't play silly games with me; I know you did it.
     别跟我兜圈子，我知道是你干的。

two can play at that game

• （表示也会对方耍的花招）这一套你会我也会
  used to tell sb who has played a trick on you that you can do the same thing to them

what's sb's/your game?

• 想干什么；怎么啦
  used to ask why sb is behaving as they are

beat sb at their own game

• 赢某人的看家本领；打败某人的强项
  to defeat or do better than sb in an activity which they have chosen or in which they think they are strong

play (a game of) cat and mouse with sb

play a cat-and-mouse game with sb

• 和某人玩起猫捉老鼠的游戏；耍弄
  to play a cruel game with sb in your power by changing your behaviour very often, so that they become nervous and do not know what to expect

fun and games

• 嬉戏；欢闹；寻欢作乐
  activities that are not serious and that other people may disapprove of

a mug's game

• 徒劳无功的事；不易成功的事；不易获利的事
  an activity that is unlikely to be successful or make a profit

the name of the game

• 问题的实质；最为重要的方面
  the most important aspect of an activity; the most important quality needed for an activity
  1. Hard work is the name of the game if you want to succeed in business.
     要想生意兴旺，勤奋工作是关键。

numbers game

• 数字游戏（即只注重参与的人数、事情的几项结果等，而不考虑参与者是谁、结果是什么）
  a way of considering an activity, etc. that is concerned only with the number of people doing sth, things achieved, etc., not with who or what they are
  1. MPs were playing the numbers game as the crucial vote drew closer.
     在至关重要的表决临近时，下院议员们玩起了数字游戏。

the rules of the game

• 游戏规则；大家共同遵守的行为标准
  the standards of behaviour that most people accept or that actually operate in a particular area of life or business

(the game is) not worth the candle

• 得不偿失；代价太高
  the advantages to be gained from doing sth are not great enough, considering the effort or cost involved

noun

1. an amusement or pastime
   1. they played word games
   2. he thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty time
   3. his life was all fun and games

2. a contest with rules to determine a winner
   1. you need four people to play this game

3. a single play of a sport or other contest
   1. the game lasted two hours

4. frivolous or trifling behavior
   1. for actors, memorizing lines is no game
   2. for him, life is all fun and games

5. your occupation or line of work
   1. he's in the plumbing game
   2. she's in show biz

   Synonym:    biz

6. animal hunted for food or sport

7. the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game
   1. the child received several games for his birthday

8. a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
   1. they concocted a plot to discredit the governor
   2. I saw through his little game from the start

   Synonym:    plotsecret plan

9. the flesh of wild animals that is used for food

10. (games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win
    1. the game is 6 all
    2. he is serving for the game

11. (tennis) a division of play during which one player serves

verb

1. place a bet on
   1. Which horse are you backing?
   2. I'm betting on the new horse

   Synonym:    bet onbackgagestakepunt

adj

1. willing to face danger

   Synonym:    gamygameygrittymettlesomespiritedspunky

2. disabled in the feet or legs
   1. a crippled soldier
   2. a game leg

   Synonym:    crippledhalthaltinglamegimpy