game
noun
Definitions of game noun
activity(活动)
- A1Countable(可数名词)
An activity or sport that is entertaining, often played by children, or the equipment used for such activities.
（尤指儿童玩的）游戏；运动；游戏用具；运动器材
a board game
一个棋盘游戏
indoor or computer games
室内或电脑游戏
The children were engaged in a game of cops and robbers.
孩子们正在玩警察与强盗的游戏。
- Singular(单数)
Something regarded as not serious.
儿戏；玩笑
For him, love is just a game.
对他来说，爱情只是一场游戏。
This is not a game; we need to take it seriously.
这不是儿戏；我们需要认真对待。
She sees dating as a game, not a serious relationship.
她把约会视为一场游戏，而不是一段认真的关系。
- Singular(单数)informal(非正式)
An activity that is illegal or secret.
非法活动；秘密勾当
The police are investigating this secret game.
警方正在调查这个秘密勾当。
He was arrested for being involved in an illegal game.
他因参与非法活动而被逮捕。
competition(比赛)
- A2Countable(可数名词)
A specific competition, match, or instance of playing a game.
（一场）游戏；运动；比赛
a game of chess, tennis, or baseball
一局国际象棋、网球或棒球
They watched an exciting basketball game yesterday.
他们昨天看了一场精彩的篮球比赛。
We are looking forward to the soccer game this weekend.
我们很期待这个周末的足球比赛。
segment(部分)
- Countable(可数名词)
A single part or segment of a competition, like in tennis.
（网球比赛等中的）一局；一盘；一场
I won the first game but lost the following two games.
我赢了第一局，但输掉了接下来的两局。
We need to win one more game to win this match.
我们需要再赢一局才能赢得这场比赛。
skill(技巧)
- Uncountable(不可数名词)
The particular way a person engages in a sport or activity; their skill.
比赛（或游戏）的方法；比赛（或游戏）技巧
Susan practices golf daily to improve her overall game.
苏珊每天练习高尔夫球以提升她的整体比赛技巧。
He needs to work on improving his defensive game.
他需要努力提升他的防守技巧。
His tennis game improved significantly after a lot of practice.
经过大量练习后，他的网球技巧有了显著的提升。
business(商业)
- Singular(单数)old-fashioned(过时)
A specific type of business or trade.
行业；行当
I am in the stocks and shares game.
我在股票行业工作。
It's hard to succeed in the media game.
在媒体行业取得成功很困难。
animals(动物)
- Uncountable(不可数名词)
Wild animals or birds hunted for food or sport.
野味；野禽；猎物
game birds
野禽
The hunters are tracking some game.
猎人正在追踪一些猎物。
They made a delicious dinner with the game.
他们用猎物做了一顿美味的晚餐。
Phrases of game noun
- on the game
Engaged in the practice of prostitution.
卖淫
• She turned to working on the game to fund her addiction.
她转而从事卖淫来资助她的毒瘾。
- games
Organized sports activities that are part of a school's curriculum for children.
学校体育课
• Our games teacher taught us how to play basketball today.
我们的体育老师今天教我们如何打篮球。
adjective
Definitions of game adjective
Willing to engage in new, difficult, or risky activities.
愿意尝试的；有冒险精神的
It’s a tough challenge, but Roberta is game to try.
这是一个艰难的挑战，但Roberta愿意尝试。
She is game for anything.
她愿意尝试任何事情。
He was game to try skydiving, despite being a bit scared.
尽管有点害怕，他还是愿意尝试跳伞。
Idioms
- Is the game worth the candle?
This idiom is used when questioning whether the benefit of an action justifies the effort or cost involved.
值得花这么多力气吗？
• Is the game worth the candle, spending so much time and money fixing up this old car?
值得花这么多时间和金钱来修理这辆旧车吗？
- What's your game?
This idiom is used to ask what someone is doing or secretly planning, often with a tone of suspicion or disbelief.
你在搞什么鬼？
• I saw him lurking around the office suspiciously, so I asked him, 'What's your game?'
我看到他在办公室周围鬼鬼祟祟地徘徊，所以我问他：『你在搞什么鬼？』
- give the game away
To reveal a secret or plan unintentionally, thereby spoiling a surprise or making something known that should have been kept hidden.
泄露秘密
• He was planning a surprise for her, but he accidentally gave the game away by letting the plan slip.
他原本计划给她一个惊喜，但不小心让计划泄露，把惊喜搞砸了。
- is the game worth the candle?
This idiom is used to question whether the potential benefits of an action justify the effort or cost involved.
值得花这么大力气吗？
• I've been debating whether to spend the time to fix up this old car, but I wonder if the game is worth the candle.
我一直在考虑是否要花时间修理这辆旧车，但我不确定这是否值得。
- be ahead of the game
To have more current knowledge or information about a particular subject or activity than your competitors.
预先一步
• To stay ahead of the game in the competitive market, the company continuously invests in innovation.
为了在竞争激烈的市场中保持领先地位，公司持续投资于创新。
- the games (that) people play
Refers to the deceptive or manipulative behaviors and strategies people use to gain an advantage.
指人们为了获得优势所使用的手段、计谋。
• In politics, people often engage in 'the games people play' to gain power.
在政治中，人们经常参与『人们玩的游戏』来获取权力。
- what's your game?
Used to inquire about someone's current actions or secret plans.
你想做什么？（询问对方的真正目的）
• When I saw him sneaking around the office and rummaging through things, I asked, 'What's your game?'
当我看到他在办公室里鬼鬼祟祟地翻找东西时，我问道：『你在搞什么鬼？』
- the game is up
This idiom is used to convey that someone's secret activities or plans have been discovered and can no longer continue.
计划被识破，无法继续。
• The police have gathered enough evidence; the game is up for the criminals.
警方已经收集到足够的证据；对罪犯来说，游戏结束了。
- be new to this game
To have recently started or become involved in a new activity or situation and therefore lack experience or familiarity.
初入行
• Don't be too hard on him; he's new to this game.
别对他太苛刻；他刚接触这个领域。
- be a game of two halves
This idiom is used, particularly in sports, to describe a situation where the two halves of a game are markedly different, with each team having the upper hand in one of them.
（尤指体育赛事中）指比赛的双方队伍在上半场和下半场表现出不同的优势。
• The football match was truly a game of two halves; one team dominated the first half, while the other was in control during the second.
这场足球比赛确实是上下半场截然不同；一队在上半场占据优势，而另一队则在下半场掌控局面。