rugby
noun [ U ] uk/ˈrʌɡ.bi/ us/ˈrʌɡ.bi/ (also formal rugby football)
A2 橄榄球
a sport where two teams try to score points by carrying an oval ball across a particular line or kicking it over and between an H-shaped set of posts
Tom plays rugby every Saturday. 汤姆每周六都玩橄榄球。
He's built like a rugby player (= he is very big and strong). 他有橄榄球球员一样的体型。
a rugby team/ball/game 橄榄球队／橄榄球／橄榄球比赛
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- She spends her Saturday afternoons standing on the touchline, watching her boyfriend play rugby.
- He pulled a hamstring while playing rugby.
- Six rugby internationals were charged with taking drugs to improve their performance.
- Before a rugby match, the New Zealand team perform a Maori war dance.
- The school playing fields were marked out for football and rugby.