汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 橄欖球
橄欖球 (橄榄球)
football played with oval-shaped ball (rugby, American football, Australian rules etc)
〈名〉❶球类运动项目之一,球场类似足球场,比赛分两队,每队十一人,球可以用脚踢,用手传,也可以抱球奔跑。有英式和美式两种,规则和记分法有所不同。❷橄榄球运动使用的球,用皮革制成,形状像橄榄。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

美式足球或美式橄榄球源自英式橄榄球,是橄榄球运动的一种。

American football or American football derived from the British rugby, rugby is a sport.

13人制橄榄球

Rugby League football; Northern Union football;

另有四项更得民心深受喜爱的体育运动,英式橄榄球联赛、橄榄球联盟、澳式橄榄球和板球。

There are 4 other sporting codes that attract a greater following - Rugby League, Rugby Union, Australian Rules, and Cricket.

七人制橄榄球属于英式橄榄球,它具有独特的规律和特点。

Rugby' Seven People System origined from Scotland, it has special regularity and character.

新西兰在橄榄球国家中首屈一指。

New Zealand is at the top of the pecking order of rugby nations.

曾留校任教英语、数学和橄榄球

He had stayed there to teach English and mathematics.

其他人则在电视上观看美式橄榄球

Others watch televised American football.

2009年,七人制橄榄球锦标赛将于迪拜举行。

The 2009 tournament will be held in Dubai.

杰夫:就像个空心儿橄榄球

Jeff: Empty as a football.

在大学打橄榄球,我只有五尺七。

I played rugby in college, and I'm only five-foot-seven.