Sports Idioms(1)

时间：2007-01-24 07:15:38

（单词翻译:单击）

GENERAL SPORTS AND BASEBALL REFERENCES 

To Play Ball (with)      To cooperate with, deal with
Out of the Ball Park     In baseball, a "home run" -- but also meaning
"irrelevant," "impossible to deal with"
Ball park figures        Within acceptable limits, rough estimate
Out of our league        Better than us
Not in our league        Inferior to us
Major, big leagues       Highest level of "professionalism"
"Bush" league            Cheap, lower-than-acceptable
professionalism or ethics1
Jock                     Originally from 'jock strap2', made by the Jockey
sportswear company; colloquial3 for "athlete",
stereotype4 of "not intellectual", jock mentality5
Batting 1000             Doing perfectly6, successful at every
stage, in every way.
To Score                 General:  to achieve, to impress someone (I
really scored with her).  Sexual:  to make a
sexual conquest, to consummate7 a sexual
relationship (Did you score?;
Getting to 1st base      Baseball.  Getting started, being encouraged,
usually as in a relationship (I didn't even get
to 1st base!)
It's a new ball game     A new chance, a fresh slate8; a situation in which
we start again "from scratch"
Playing hard ball        Playing with no rules, no holds barred; tough
negotiations9; no prentense of politeness.
Beanball, "duster"       To "dust one off" -- intimidate10, throw a baseball
at or near one's head as a warning or as
retaliation11
"Left field"             (Way out in left field, all the way from left
field, etc) Implies remote position or distance
from the mainstream12, not being a part of the core
action, etc.
Touch base with          Check with, keep in touch with people, keep them
posted on a situation.
To strike out            To fail (baseball)
Time out                 A breather, time to pause and rest from what one
is doing, reconsider.
Locker13 room (talk)       male privacy, familiarity; frank sexual talk, not
for "mixed company"
7th inning stretch       Pause near end of an activity, to refresh,
reflect on encounter, etc.
Throw a curve            To deceive, trick, tactically confuse
2 strikes against him    Down to his last option, no "second chance", odds
loaded against success
He struck out            He failed
He has "clout"           Power, influence, leverage
Squeeze play (baseball)  "Sneaking" something through with a minor action
where a major action might normally have been
expected
To field questions       (baseball) Handling questions with dexterity,
counter to "sidestepping the issue"
(bullfighting)
Doubleheader             Two main parts or features to an event
Double play              Two "victories" with the same action

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1 ethics Dt3zbI     
n.伦理学；伦理观，道德标准
参考例句：
  • The ethics of his profession don't permit him to do that.他的职业道德不允许他那样做。
  • Personal ethics and professional ethics sometimes conflict.个人道德和职业道德有时会相互抵触。
2 strap 5GhzK     
n.皮带，带子；v.用带扣住，束牢；用绷带包扎
参考例句：
  • She held onto a strap to steady herself.她抓住拉手吊带以便站稳。
  • The nurse will strap up your wound.护士会绑扎你的伤口。
3 colloquial ibryG     
adj.口语的，会话的
参考例句：
  • It's hard to understand the colloquial idioms of a foreign language.外语里的口头习语很难懂。
  • They have little acquaintance with colloquial English. 他们对英语会话几乎一窍不通。
4 stereotype rupwE     
n.固定的形象，陈规，老套，旧框框
参考例句：
  • He's my stereotype of a schoolteacher.他是我心目中的典型教师。
  • There's always been a stereotype about successful businessmen.人们对于成功商人一直都有一种固定印象。
5 mentality PoIzHP     
n.心理，思想，脑力
参考例句：
  • He has many years'experience of the criminal mentality.他研究犯罪心理有多年经验。
  • Running a business requires a very different mentality from being a salaried employee.经营企业所要求具备的心态和上班族的心态截然不同。
6 perfectly 8Mzxb     
adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地
参考例句：
  • The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
  • Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。
7 consummate BZcyn     
adj.完美的；v.成婚；使完美 [反]baffle
参考例句：
  • The restored jade burial suit fully reveals the consummate skill of the labouring people of ancient China.复原后的金缕玉衣充分显示出中国古代劳动人民的精湛工艺。
  • The actor's acting is consummate and he is loved by the audience.这位演员技艺精湛，深受观众喜爱。
8 slate uEfzI     
n.板岩，石板，石片，石板色，候选人名单；adj.暗蓝灰色的，含板岩的；vt.用石板覆盖，痛打，提名，预订
参考例句：
  • The nominating committee laid its slate before the board.提名委员会把候选人名单提交全体委员会讨论。
  • What kind of job uses stained wood and slate? 什么工作会接触木头污浊和石板呢？
9 negotiations af4b5f3e98e178dd3c4bac64b625ecd0     
协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过
参考例句：
  • negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
  • Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。
10 intimidate 5Rvzt     
vt.恐吓，威胁
参考例句：
  • You think you can intimidate people into doing what you want?你以为你可以威胁别人做任何事？
  • The first strike capacity is intended mainly to intimidate adversary.第一次攻击的武力主要是用来吓阻敌方的。
11 retaliation PWwxD     
n.报复，反击
参考例句：
  • retaliation against UN workers 对联合国工作人员的报复
  • He never said a single word in retaliation. 他从未说过一句反击的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》
12 mainstream AoCzh9     
n.（思想或行为的）主流；adj.主流的
参考例句：
  • Their views lie outside the mainstream of current medical opinion.他们的观点不属于当今医学界观点的主流。
  • Polls are still largely reflects the mainstream sentiment.民调还在很大程度上反映了社会主流情绪。
13 locker 8pzzYm     
n.更衣箱，储物柜，冷藏室，上锁的人
参考例句：
  • At the swimming pool I put my clothes in a locker.在游泳池我把衣服锁在小柜里。
  • He moved into the locker room and began to slip out of his scrub suit.他走进更衣室把手术服脱下来。

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