jump ball
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˈjump ball noun [countable] DSthe act of throwing the ball up in a game of basketball, so that one player from each team can try to gain control of it 〔篮球比赛中的〕跳球，争球 →5 see picture at 见图 basketball
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jump ball• When Robinson got the ball, Williams tied him up for a jump ball with nearly 13 seconds to play.• Right now the 49ers season is a jump ball.ˈjump ball nounChineseSyllable
throwing the a ball in the of Corpus of act up game
jump ball
ˈjump ball
noun [countable]
the act of throwing the ball up in a game of basketball, so that one player from each team can try to gain control of it
ˈjump ball
noun [countable]the act of throwing the ball up in a game of basketball, so that one player from each team can try to gain control of it