balls

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ballsn1 [plural] informal not polite a) HBHtesticles b) BRAVEcourageI didn’t have the balls to ask. c) STUPID/NOT SENSIBLE British English spoken something that is stupid or wrong SYN nonsenseThat’s a load of balls! → balls1 → ball

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balls• That guy has balls.balls1 /bɔːlz $ bɒːlz/ interjection British English not polite  1 DISAPPROVEused to show strong disapproval or disappointment 胡说八道〔表示强烈反对或失望〕Balls to that! 胡说！balls2 verb  1.balls something ↔ up phrasal verb British English informal not polite FAILto do something very badly or unsuccessfully 把…弄得一团糟，弄得一塌糊涂 SYN mess up

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balls• Using a rounded teaspoon, shape dough into 1-inch balls.• Ours is a friendship based on an eccentric love of glass balls, an exchange of a few photographs.• Take the pictures of dancers, shot at events such as New Year's Eve balls at luxury hotels.• Trolley passengers will be shielded from errant golf balls by 12-foot - high fencing and netting on both sides.• The only gala performers currently scheduled to perform at inaugural balls the following night are Estefan, Franklin and Yearwood.• Finally 1 let Augie pitch balls to me and tried batting them.• His wife, Shirley, handed out the prizes-golf shirts, gloves, balls, umbrellas.• The next day I bring her two other glass balls, very beautiful ones.

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balls

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balls¹ /bɔːlz $ bɒːlz/ interjection British English not polite
used to show strong disapproval or disappointment:
    Balls to that! ⇨ balls at ball¹(10)

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balls² verb
     
balls something ↔ up phrasal verb British English informal not polite
  to do something very badly or unsuccessfully
   SYN  mess up