balls

balls1 /bɔːlz $ bɒːlz/ interjection British EnglishBrE 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！

Examples from the Corpus

balls• That guy has balls.

balls2 verb

1.balls something ↔ up phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE 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

ballsn

n1 [plural] informal not polite

a) HBHtesticles

b) BRAVEcourage

I didn’t have the balls to ask.

c) STUPID/NOT SENSIBLE British EnglishBrE spoken something that is stupid or wrong SYN nonsense

That’s a load of balls!

→ balls1

→ ball

Examples from the Corpus

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.

词汇	balls
释义	balls balls1 /bɔːlz $ bɒːlz/ interjection British EnglishBrE 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！ Examples from the Corpus balls• That guy has balls. balls2 verb 1.balls something ↔ up phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE 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 ballsn n1 [plural] informal not polite a) HBHtesticles b) BRAVEcourage I didn’t have the balls to ask. c) STUPID/NOT SENSIBLE British EnglishBrE spoken something that is stupid or wrong SYN nonsense That’s a load of balls! → balls1 → ball Examples from the Corpus 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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