baseball
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˈbeɪs.bɔːl/ us/ˈbeɪs.bɑːl/
A1 棒球（运动）
(the ball used in) a game played especially in North America by two teams of nine players, in which a player hits a ball with a bat (= stick) and tries to run around four bases on a large field before the other team returns the ball
Jake never played baseball like the other kids. 杰克不像别的孩子，他从不打棒球。
He had a baseball and a couple of bats in his sports bag. 他的运动包里有一个棒球和几支球棒。
Compare: hardballsoftball
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- College baseball teams across the country are getting ready for the new season.
- This 21-year-old is now perhaps the best player in baseball.
- Joe is passionate about baseball .
- He was a member of the varsity baseball team.
- Where is the bag with the baseball bats in it?