basketball

noun

/ˈbɑːskɪtbɔːl/

/ˈbæskɪtbɔːl/

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[uncountable] a game played by two teams of five players, using a large ball which players try to throw into a high net hanging from a ring篮球运动
- a basketball game/coach/team/player篮球比赛/教练/球队/运动员
- I played college basketball for a while. 我打了一段时间大学篮球。
- The games will be played on the basketball courts.比赛将在篮球场上进行。
Culture basketballbasketballBasketball is the most popular sport played indoors in the US. It was invented in 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts, by Dr James Naismith. He used fruit baskets for the hoops and baskets, and a soccer ball. The first professional organization for male players was established in 1898, and the NBA (National Basketball Association) was set up in 1949. Games are now played by basketball stars before huge audiences. The team seen most outside the US is the Harlem Globetrotters. It is mainly an indoor sport but it is also played with just as much enthusiasm by young people on the streets of US cities.Basketball is played by two teams of five players, but seven other players can be brought on to replace them during the game. The court is up to 94 feet/29.7 metres long and 50 feet/15 metres wide. At each end is a hoop (= a metal ring) 10 feet/3 metres above the floor. The hoop is attached to a backboard and has a net without a bottom hanging from it. Players score two points when they throw the ball through the hoop from an area near the basket, and three points if they are further away. The team that scores the most points wins. The most exciting score is a slam dunk when a tall player jumps up high and pushes the ball down through the hoop. The ball is moved between players by a pass, or a dribble if a player bounces it on the floor. Players are not allowed to push an opponent, but this often happens. When a foul (= illegal action) is committed against a player, he or she can have one, two or three free throws, also called foul shots, that count one point each. If the referee (= the person in charge of the game) calls five (sometimes six) illegal plays on a player, he or she fouls out and cannot play the rest of the game.The NBA teams play between November and June. The season ends when the best eight teams in each of the two leagues, the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference compete to play in the NBA Championship. Women players take part in Women's National Basketball Association league. There is great interest in basketball at college level when teams take part in the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) Basketball Championships, called 'March Madness', in March each year. Basketball is also popular in high schools.NBA players are among the highest-paid sports people in the world, with top players earning $30-$40 million or more a year.Basketball is also played in Britain, where there are national leagues for both men and women. But the sport receives less attention than in the US and, in contrast to the names of teams and players in football, the names of the leading basketball teams and players are unknown to most people.
Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsa2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- college
- high-school
- pro
- …
… of basketball
- game
verb + basketball
- play
- watch
basketball + noun
- championship
- competition
- game
- …
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[countable] the ball used in this game篮球
- to dribble/dunk a basketball运球/扣篮
Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsa2