橄榄球 (gǎn lǎn qiú) — rugby; American football
Definition
In Chinese 橄榄球 covers both rugby and American football — context (rules, equipment, or scoring) tells you which one is meant. Example 1 shows the American sense (四分卫 quarterback); examples 2–3 show the rugby sense.
noun
rugbyAmerican football
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 橄榄球。Tā dà xué shí shì gǎn lǎn qiú duì de sì fēn wèi.He was the quarterback of the American football team in college.
- 橄榄球。gǎn lǎn qiú Bǐ sài de shēn tǐ duì kàng fēi cháng jī liè.The physical contact in rugby matches is very intense.
- 橄榄球。Wǒ men zhōu mò yuē hǎo le yì qǐ kàn gǎn lǎn qiú.We made plans to watch rugby together this weekend.
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