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volleyball

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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vol·ley·ball /ˈvɒlibɔːl $ ˈvɑːlibɒːl/ ●●○ noun  [uncountable]DSO a game in which two teams use their hands to hit a ball over a high net 排球(运动)
Examples from the Corpus
volleyballAmong the survivors is a sister, Sarah, who was a volleyball star at Washington State University.Perhaps the beach volleyball players might catch a chill on the way there.I liked the back of the farm like that, and only kept the field mowed for volleyball and baseball.There's talk of a naked volleyball competition involving Ministry.You can also play volleyball or table-tennis.The older sisters played too, although one broke ranks to play volleyball in her junior college days.The youngest child, 17-year-old Julie, plays volleyball and softball.They strung a net between two palm trees and bobbed about in an energetic game of four-a-side volleyball.
vol·ley·ball nounChineseSyllable
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volleyball
volleyball /ˈvɒlibɔːl $ ˈvɑːlibɒːl/ noun
[uncountable] a game in which two teams use their hands to hit a ball over a high net


vol·ley·ballBrE /ˈvɒlibɔːl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈvɑːlibɔːl/ 🔊, /ˈvɔːlibɔːl/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a game in which two teams of six players use their hands to hit a large ball backwards and forwards over a high net while trying not to let the ball touch the ground on their own side 排球运动   see also beach volleyball