新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

game

英 [geɪm]

[ADJ, NOUN]

词汇频率：

ADJ. 形容词

1. 敢尝试的
If you are game for something, you are willing to do something new, unusual, or risky.
双语例句
例：
He said he's game for a similar challenge next year.
他说他明年还敢接受类似的挑战。

NOUN. 名词

games
1. [C 可数名词] 游戏 , 运动
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.
双语例句
例：
the wonderful game of football.
精彩的足球运动。
例：
a playful game of hide-and-seek.
一个有趣的捉迷藏游戏。
2. [C 可数名词] 比赛
A game is one particular occasion on which a game is played.
近义词
match
双语例句
例：
It was the first game of the season.
那是本赛季的第一场比赛。
例：
He regularly watched our games from the stands.
他经常在看台上观看我们的比赛。
3. [C 可数名词] （比赛中的）一局
A game is a part of a match, for example in tennis or bridge, consisting of a fixed number of points.
双语例句
例：
She won six games to love in the second set.
第2盘她以6比0取胜。
4. [PL 复数] 运动会
Games are an organized event in which competitions in several sports take place.
双语例句
例：
the 1996 Olympic Games at Atlanta.
1996年亚特兰大奥林匹克运动会。
5. [C 可数名词] 计谋
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.
双语例句
例：
Until now, the Americans have been playing a very delicate political game.
至今美国人还在玩弄非常微妙的政治计谋。
6. [U 不可数名词] 猎物
Wild animals or birds that are hunted for sport and sometimes cooked and eaten are referred to as game.
双语例句
例：
As men who shot game for food, they were natural marksmen.
他们捕捉猎物为食，是天生的射手。

PHRASE. 习语

give the game away
1. 泄露秘密 , 露出马脚
If someone or something gives the game away, they reveal a secret or reveal their feelings, and this puts them at a disadvantage.
双语例句
例：
The faces of the two conspirators gave the game away!
两个同谋者的表情露出了马脚。
new to a game
1. 对…不熟悉
If you are new to a particular game, you have not done a particular activity or been in a particular situation before.
双语例句
例：
Don't forget that she's new to this game and will take a while to complete the task.
别忘了她对此没有经验，会需要一些时间来完成这项任务。
beat someone at their own game
1. 将计就计战胜某人
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.
双语例句
例：
He must anticipate the manoeuvres of the other lawyers and beat them at their own game.
他必须对其他律师的策略有所准备，从而将计就计战胜他们。
playing games
1. 敷衍 , 耍花招
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.
双语例句
例：
This seemed to annoy Professor Steiner. 'Don't play games with me,' he thundered.
这似乎触怒了斯坦纳教授。“别跟我耍把戏！”他吼道。