1 ballpark /ˈbɑːlˌpɑɚk/ noun plural ballparks
plural ballparks
Learner's definition of BALLPARK
[count]
: a park in which baseball games are played : a baseball park or stadium棒球场
in the ballpark
informal
: close to the correct or exact number, price, etc.(与实际数额、价格等)大致相当,差不多 -
My first guess wasn't even in the ballpark. [=it was not close to being correct]我最初的猜测太离谱了。
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An offer of $5,000 would be in the (right) ballpark for this car. [=this car is worth about $5,000]出价5000美元买这辆车会比较合适。
2 ballpark /ˈbɑːlˌpɑɚk/ adjective
2 ballpark
/ˈbɑːlˌpɑɚk/
adjective
Learner's definition of BALLPARK
always used before a noun
: not exact but close in number or amount : approximately correct(数额或数量上)大致正确的 -
She gave us a ballpark price of $5,000. [=she said it could cost about $5,000]她给我们的大概价格是5000美元。
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We don't know exactly how many people live in this city, but a ballpark figure/estimate would be about two million.我们不知道这个城市的确切人口,但大致在两百万人左右。