football
noun uk/ˈfʊt.bɔːl/ us/ˈfʊt.bɑːl/
A1 [ U ] UK (also mainly US soccer)足球（运动）
a game played between two teams of eleven people, where each team tries to win by kicking a ball into the other team's goal
a football player/team 足球运动员／足球队
He's playing football. 他在踢足球。
Are you coming to the football match? 你来看足球比赛吗？
I'm not a big football fan. 我算不上一个狂热的足球迷。
[ U ] US (UK American football)美式橄榄球（运动）
a game for two teams of eleven players in which an oval ball is moved along the field by running with it or throwing it
a football game 橄榄球比赛
A1 [ C ]足球;橄榄球
a large ball made of leather or plastic and filled with air, used in games of football
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- My father took me to watch the football every Saturday.
- The national anthems of the teams are played at the beginning of a big international football match.
- He is arguably the world's best football player.
- After retiring as a football manager, he worked as a commentator.
- The crowd were chanting the name of their football team.