a game in which two or four players use rackets to hit a ball backwards and forwards across a net on a specially marked court 网球 to play tennis 打网球 a tennis player/court/ball 网球运动员/场地/球 I met a friend for a quick game of tennis after work. 下班后,我和一个朋友打了一场网球。 a tennis match/tournament 网球比赛/锦标赛 She is a popular figure on the international tennis circuit. 她是国际网球巡回赛中的当红人物。 He retired from competitive tennis at the age of 34. 他34岁时退出了竞技网球。
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Word Originlate Middle English tenetz, tenes ‘real tennis’, apparently from Old French tenez ‘take, receive’ (called by the server to an opponent), imperative of tenir.