basketball /ˈbæskɪtˌbɑːl/ Brit /ˈbɑːskɪtˌbɔːl/ noun plural basketballs
/ˈbæskɪtˌbɑːl/ Brit /ˈbɑːskɪtˌbɔːl/
noun
plural basketballs
Learner's definition of BASKETBALL
1
[noncount] : a game in which two teams of five players bounce a ball and try to score points by throwing the ball through one of the raised nets at each end of a rectangular court篮球运动 —
often used before another noun常用于另一名词前 2
[count] : a large rubber ball that is used in the game of basketball篮球 — see picture at ball