American football

美 　英

• n.美式足球
• 網(wǎng)絡(luò)美式橄欖球；美式足球或美式橄欖球；美國(guó)足球

英漢雙解

英漢解釋

na.	1. 美式足球,橄欖球

英英解釋

n.	1. the game of football

例句

American football is not like soccer, Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw the ball and run with it.

美式足球并不像英式的足球那樣，運(yùn)動(dòng)員時(shí)而用腳踢球，他們也時(shí)而擲球并帶球跑。

others have been sold to North Americans with, like the Glazers, experience of "franchises" in American football or other sports.

其他的也把俱樂(lè)部賣到了像格雷澤這樣的北美人，他們在美式足球或其他體育項(xiàng)目里有著特許經(jīng)營(yíng)權(quán)的經(jīng)驗(yàn)。

American football is often a major part of thanksgiving celebrations in the U. S.

橄欖球是美國(guó)人在感恩節(jié)慶祝活動(dòng)的重要組成部分。

We call (American football) football, but we actually throw it a lot more than we kick it.

我們稱美式足球（橄欖球）為football，但實(shí)際上我們更多的是投球，而不是踢球。

American football is different. Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw the ball and run with it.

但美式足球不同，有時(shí)候運(yùn)動(dòng)員踢球，他們也扔球和帶著球跑。

American football star Troy Polamalu has had a price put on his head after a shampoo company insured his hair for $1million.

美國(guó)橄欖球明星特洛伊·坡拉馬魯的腦袋最近有了定價(jià)，因?yàn)?/c>一家洗發(fā)水生產(chǎn)商給他的頭發(fā)買了100萬(wàn)美元的保險(xiǎn)。

He had been working for a long time on a new game that would have the excitement of the American football.

他很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間以來(lái)一直在研究一項(xiàng)新游戲，這個(gè)新游戲與美式足球一樣另人興奮。

American football, not to be confused with the football called soccer, is the American national sport.

美式足球是美國(guó)的國(guó)球，不能與足球混為一談。

Quarterback here is a verb, meaning to lead. The word quarterback is borrowed from American football, where the quarterback leads the team.

quarterback在這里是動(dòng)詞，意思是領(lǐng)導(dǎo)。從美式足球里借來(lái)用的，因?yàn)?/c>quarterback在球隊(duì)里是主力。

Composed of 32 teams from the United States Football League is the most popular is the only major professional American football league.

由32支球隊(duì)所組成的美國(guó)橄欖球聯(lián)盟是最受歡迎也是美國(guó)目前唯一的主要職業(yè)橄欖球聯(lián)盟。目前唯一的主要職業(yè)橄欖球聯(lián)盟。

US sports fans in Arizona got a surprise when their TV coverage of American football's Super Bowl was interrupted by a pornographic film.

當(dāng)美國(guó)亞利桑那州的體育迷們看到在美式足球超級(jí)碗的電視轉(zhuǎn)播中插入了一段色情電影時(shí)，他們著實(shí)大吃了一驚。

Read Part 2 once more, fill in the form below and try to express the differences between American football and soccer.

讀第二部分，填寫下面表格，說(shuō)出橄欖球和足球的區(qū)別。

They will be watching to see if the AFC New England Patriots or the NFC Saint Louis Rams become the champions of American football.

他們想知道來(lái)自美國(guó)橄欖球協(xié)會(huì)的新英格蘭隊(duì)和國(guó)家橄欖協(xié)會(huì)的圣路易斯隊(duì)，誰(shuí)將成為超級(jí)杯賽的冠軍。

One day, I wrote a bad review of Any Given Sunday, a movie about American football.

有天，我寫了一篇批評(píng)美式足球電影《挑戰(zhàn)星期天》的評(píng)論。

Taking a cue from American Football, remember that " offense is the best form of defense" .

從美式橄欖球中可以得到個(gè)啟示，記住：最好的防守是進(jìn)攻。

At times, Peruvian miners were cutting down four and a half American football fields a day of forest.

有時(shí)秘魯礦工一天甚至砍伐相當(dāng)于四個(gè)半美式足球場(chǎng)寬的森林。

He recalls being at home watching American football when the Lehman board asked him to take the helm.

他記得自己當(dāng)時(shí)正在家中收看橄欖球比賽，雷曼董事會(huì)打電話來(lái)請(qǐng)求他接掌雷曼。

Baseball has become the national pastime of the United States, vying in popularity with basketball and American football.

棒球作為美國(guó)的“國(guó)球”，同籃球和橄欖球一樣，在美國(guó)極為盛行。

One reason may be that foreign gambling syndicates are less interested in baseball and American football (scandals are rife in tennis).

原因之一可能是賭博公司對(duì)棒球比賽和美式足球比賽并不感興趣（而網(wǎng)球比賽的丑聞卻并不罕見(jiàn)）。

The most popular sports in the United States are arguably baseball, American football, basketball, and hockey.

最熱門的運(yùn)動(dòng)項(xiàng)目，在美國(guó)可以說(shuō)是棒球，美式足球，籃球，曲棍球。

But his four children live in the US as well and he still watches the Philadelphia Eagles American football team occasionally.

但他的4個(gè)孩子也生活在美國(guó)，他有時(shí)還會(huì)觀看美國(guó)橄欖球隊(duì)費(fèi)城老鷹（PhiladelphiaEagles）隊(duì)的比賽。

surprisingly, girls' soccer has one of the highest concussion rates among adolescent sports, second only to American football.

令人驚奇的是，在青少年的運(yùn)動(dòng)中，女子足球是最高的腦震蕩發(fā)生率的運(yùn)動(dòng)之一，僅次于橄欖球。

To tell the differences between soccer and American football.

說(shuō)出英、美足球的區(qū)別。

In professional American football, the Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League (NFL).

在職業(yè)美式足球，超級(jí)杯的冠軍爭(zhēng)奪戰(zhàn)的國(guó)家橄欖球大聯(lián)盟（NFL）。

Street dance, tri-golf and American football are among the activities he uses.

街舞、迷你高爾夫和美式足球（或稱美式橄欖球）是他經(jīng)常教授的活動(dòng)項(xiàng)目。

Hanging from a steel bar, resembling an American football, thick in the middle, narrow at the ends, were over one-hundred strips of mutton.

刺在一個(gè)鐵桿是一百多的羊肉片，像一個(gè)美國(guó)橄欖球，中間有點(diǎn)寬，上下面都小。

He replied that I probably hated the movie because I did not understand American football.

他回應(yīng)說(shuō)我之所以討厭那部片，可能是因?yàn)?/c>我不了解美式足球的緣故。

When speaking about football, most Americans understand "American Football" , not soccer.

如果說(shuō)到football，大部分美國(guó)人會(huì)理解成橄欖球而不是足球。

Fans of American football may remember the retired New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath.

美式足球球迷可能會(huì)記得已經(jīng)退役的紐約噴射隊(duì)（Jets）四分衛(wèi)手JoeNamath。

On September ninth, American football player Kevin Everett of the Buffalo Bills tried to bring down an opponent.

在九月九號(hào)，美國(guó)橄欖球布法羅比爾隊(duì)的選手凱文·埃弗雷特試圖打敗對(duì)手。

American football is quite different from the ordinary football.

美國(guó)足球和普通足球的踢法很不相同。

There are few parallels between the American football and European football .

美國(guó)足球和歐洲足球沒(méi)有什么相似之處。

News man: President Kennedy met with the collegiate All-American Football Team at the oval office today.

播音員：肯尼迪總統(tǒng)在橢圓形辦公室接見(jiàn)了全美大學(xué)足球隊(duì)。

I read an article about American football in the magazine , but it's all Greek to me .

我在雜志上讀了一篇介紹美式橄欖球的文章，但對(duì)此還是一竅不通。

President Kennedy met with the collegiate All-American football team at the Oval Office today.

今天肯尼迪總統(tǒng)在白宮接見(jiàn)全國(guó)大專足球隊(duì)明星。

American football was originated in England. It developed from the two sports of soccer and rugby football.

美式足球起源于英國(guó)，由英式足球和橄欖球兩種運(yùn)動(dòng)結(jié)合發(fā)展而來(lái)。

Gordon: I really dig it. I am finally starting to understand American Football.

戈登：非常喜歡。我現(xiàn)在終于開(kāi)始了解美國(guó)的橄欖球了。

A line drawn across the pitch at either end creates two "end zones" (like in American Football). These are the goal-scoring areas.

在場(chǎng)地的兩端都劃有長(zhǎng)線，長(zhǎng)線外側(cè)的地方叫底線區(qū)域（就像美式足球的達(dá)陣區(qū)），這些區(qū)域就是得分區(qū)域。

Some colleges have strong athletic programs in such sports as basketball, American football, and tennis.

一些大學(xué)有著過(guò)硬的體育專業(yè)，如籃球、美式足球和網(wǎng)球。

The NBA, American football's NFL and ice hockey's NHL have taken to staging games in Europe.

NFL（美國(guó)職業(yè)橄欖球聯(lián)盟）、NHL（美國(guó)職業(yè)冰球聯(lián)盟）都已經(jīng)把階段賽搬到歐洲來(lái)了。