| 成句・複合語: |
| ball bearing | | | ボールベアリング、玉軸受け 名 |
| | ボールベアリングの | ボール、玉 名 |
| ball boy | n | (tennis: boy who recovers balls out of bounds) テニス | 玉拾い 名 |
| Note: 球技の練習中などにあちこちに飛んだ球を拾い集める人 |
| The ball boys dart out from the sidelines to take stray balls off the tennis court. |
| ball boy | n | US (baseball: boy who recovers foul balls) 野球 | 玉拾い 名 |
| Note: 球技の練習中などにあちこちに飛んだ球を拾い集める人 |
| ball club | | | 野球チーム 名 |
| ball game | n | (sport: game played with a ball) | 球技 名 |
| We all stood up during the seventh inning stretch and sang "Take Me Out To The Ball Game". |
| ball game | n | colloquial, US (a situation) | 状況 名 |
| That puts matters in a different light. It's a brand new ball game now. |
| ball joint | n | (structure: movable connection) 機械など | 玉継ぎ手 名 |
| I need to replace my ball joints but finding replacement parts is difficult for a car that old. |
| ball joint | n | (bones: movable articulation) 骨 | 球間接 名 |
| ball lightning | n | (ball-shaped lightning) | 球電光 名 |
| ball of fire | n | literal (fireball) | 火の玉 名 |
| We heard the explosion, then saw a great ball of fire shooting to the sky. |
| The propane tanker exploded into a great ball of fire. |
| ball of fire | n | figurative (dynamic person) | やり手 名 |
| My aunt is always busy; she's a real ball of fire. |
| ball of thread | n | (thin fibre wound into a ball) | 糸の玉 名 |
| It's hard to crochet when the kitten keeps playing with the ball of thread. |
| ball of wax | n | US, slang (everything) | すべてのこと 名 |
| Give me a shampoo, haircut, permanent, and facial; I want the whole ball of wax. |
| ball up | vtr | US, slang (make a mess of) | ~を混乱させる 他動 |
| I've really balled up my computer this time; I'll have to call tech support. |
| beach ball | | | ビーチボール 名 |
| behind the eight ball | | | 困った状態で、窮地に陥って |
| bowling ball | n | (large ball used in ten-pin bowling) | ボウリング用ボール 名 |
| The bowling ball was so heavy I thought I would drop it on my toes. |
| bowling ball | n | (small ball used in lawn bowls) | ローンボウリング用ボール 名 |
| charity ball | n | (formal dance for charitable cause) | 慈善舞踏会 名 |
| The police held a charity ball to raise money for the local orphanage. |
| crystal ball | n | (glass ball used to predict future) 占い | 水晶玉 名 |
| The fortune-teller gazed into the crystal ball. |
| cue ball | | ビリヤード | 突き玉 名 |
| drop the ball | | | へまをする |
| | | 途中でやめる、投げやりにする、中途半端にする |
| foul ball | n | (baseball: ball hit lines designating width of field) 野球 | ファウルボール、ファウル 名 |
| It appeared to be a home run, but the umpire ruled that it was a foul ball. |
| golf ball | n | (small white ball used in golf) | ゴルフボール 名 |
| When he went golfing he hit the golf ball into the water. |
| have a ball | vi | informal (enjoy oneself immensely) | 楽しむ 自動 |
| Thank you for a wonderful party; we all had a ball! |
| juggling ball | n | (soft ball used for juggling) | ジャグリングボール 名 |
| The clown dropped the juggling ball. |
| jump ball | n | (basketball: ball thrown between opposing players to start play) バスケットボール | ジャンプボール、ティップオフ 名 |
| As the two players were struggling to gain possession of the ball, the referee called a jump ball. |
| masked ball | | | 仮面舞踏会 名 |
| masquerade ball | n | (masked dance) | 仮面舞踏会 名 |
| For New Year's the Smiths held a masquerade ball at their country home. |
| medicine ball | n | (ball used in weight training) | メディシンボール 名 |
| The physical therapist had her use a medicine ball to strengthen her abdomen. |
| on the ball | adv | figurative, informal (alert) | 警戒して、油断なく 副 |
| | | 注意が行き届いて、抜かり目なく 副 |
| You need to be on the ball to spot the best bargains. |
| play ball with sb | v | literal (throw and catch a ball with sb) | キャッチボールをする |
| play ball with sb | v | figurative (co-operate with sb) | ~と協力[協調、提携、連携]する |
| It's hard to play ball with her because she's really sneaky. |
| The deal is off, John won't play ball. |
| pool ball | n | (ball used in game of billiards) | ビリヤードの玉 名 |
| soccer ball, football | n | US (ball used in football) スポーツ | サッカーボール 名 |
| tennis ball | n | (rubber ball used in tennis) | テニスボール 名 |
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