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a game played especially in the US by two teams of nine players, using a bat and ball. Each player tries to hit the ball and then run around four bases before the other team can return the ball. 棒球运动 
a baseball bat/team/cap/fan/player/game 棒球棒/球队/帽子/球迷/球员/比赛 to play major league baseball 打职业棒球大联盟 a pair of baseball boots 一双棒球靴 a baseball stadium 棒球场
Culture baseballbaseballBaseball is America's national sport, which developed in the 19th century from the British games rounders and cricket. It is played mainly by men, but many women's teams have existed over the years. It is a popular sport to play and watch, with many families going to watch baseball games on a Sunday afternoon. Baseball has become an important part of US culture with many baseball terms becoming part of the language and it is the subject of songs, novels and films. Baseball shirts and caps have also become fashionable in many countries.Baseball is played with long wooden bats and a small, hard ball, by two teams of nine players each. The infield has three bases and a home plate arranged in a diamond. The pitcher, who throws the ball to the batter, stands in the centre of the diamond. Each game lasts nine innings and in each inning the visiting team is first to bat (= hit the ball) while the home team plays defense. Players bat in turn but when a team has three outs it must let the other side bat. If a batter hits the ball and it is not caught in the air for an out, he runs to first base. If the ball is thrown to first base before he gets there, he is out and if not, he then tries to run to second base, third base and back to home for a run while other players bat. The team that scores the most runs is the winner. If a batter runs around all the bases after a single hit, he scores a home run.Major League Baseball is organized into the American League and the National League and the season lasts from April to October. At the end of the season, the four best teams in each league play to decide which two teams will go forward to the World Series. Well-known teams include New York Yankees, the Boston Red Sox, the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Chicago Cubs, the San Fransisco Giants, the Detroit Tigers and the St Louis Cardinals.Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsa2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- major-league
- minor-league
- Little League
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- game
- play-off
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the ball used in this game 棒球 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + baseball- pitch
- throw
- toss
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Idioms
inside baseball (US English)
expert knowledge about baseball 棒球： 有关棒球的专业知识He taught New York baseball fans a good deal of inside baseball. 他教纽约棒球迷很多棒球内幕。
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technical information about any subject 棒球： 有关任何主题的技术信息Readers weren't very interested in the inside baseball of the news business. 读者对新闻业的内幕不太感兴趣。 This is inside baseball stuff. 这是棒球里面的东西。