basketball
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˈbɑː.skɪt.bɔːl/ us/ˈbæs.kət.bɑːl/
A1 篮球;篮球运动
(a ball used in) a game played by two teams of five players who score points by throwing a large ball through an open net hanging from a metal ring
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- Do you play any other sports besides football and basketball?
- The men's basketball final will be on Sunday.
- The sports centre has a basketball court and two squash courts.
- People keep trying to persuade him to take up basketball because he's so tall and athletic.
- The sports shop stocks basketballs, nets, rings and various other basketball equipment.