basketball

UK:  [ˈbɑːskɪtˌbɔːl]

US:  [ˈbæskətˌbɔl]

复数：basketballs  

n.

1.【体】篮球运动

2.【体】篮球

1 . He did not expect, from the basketball program he created even spread in the market with over two hundred countries, and so far the U.
他未曾料到，由他创建的篮球项目竟然在二百多个国家流传市面着，而且至今美国篮球还誉满全球。

2 . No, he never even made it to the NBA (and I don't even know if the late Mr Jordan Senior played basketball at all).
不是，他根本没有在NBA打过球（我甚至不知道他是否打过篮球）。

3 . Yes, there are. It has been used for the 5th National Games, Asian Basketball Tournament in 1988 and many national basketball competitions.
举行过，第五届全运会，1988年亚洲篮球锦标赛和许多国内的篮球比赛都曾在这里举行。

4 . Allen Ezail Iverson, bron in 1975, was one of the top scores in the National Basketball Association(NBA) despite his relatively small size.
阿伦·埃泽尔·艾弗森，出生于1975年，是国际篮球协会（NBA）里的一位头等得分手，尽管相对来说他身材比较矮小。

5 . Palin, 44, earned the nickname "Sarah Barracuda " for her fiery performances on her high school basketball team.
44岁的佩林在高中篮球队时就有优秀的表现，还因此被人昵称为“莎拉梭子鱼”。