ninepins
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++nine·pins /ˈnaɪnˌpɪnz/ noun [uncountable] 1. DSODGOa game in which you roll a ball at nine bottle-shaped objects to try to hit them so that they fall 九柱滚球戏2 drop/go down like ninepins if people or things drop like ninepins, many of them fall down or become ill or injured suddenly all at the same time 大量倒下；大批病倒[受伤] It’s just three weeks into the season and players are dropping like ninepins. 进入本赛季才三个星期，球员们就伤病不断。
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ninepins
nine‧pins /ˈnaɪnˌpɪnz/
noun [uncountable]
1. a game in which you roll a ball at nine bottle-shaped objects to try to hit them so that they fall
2. drop/go down like ninepins if people or things drop like ninepins, many of them fall down or become ill or injured suddenly all at the same time:
It’s just three weeks into the season and players are dropping like ninepins.
nine‧pins /ˈnaɪnˌpɪnz/
noun [uncountable]1. a game in which you roll a ball at nine bottle-shaped objects to try to hit them so that they fall
2. drop/go down like ninepins if people or things drop like ninepins, many of them fall down or become ill or injured suddenly all at the same time:
