音标:英式 /ˈsɒkə(r)/,美式 /ˈsɑːkər/
词性:名词(不可数)
含义:指一种由两队各11名球员参与的球类运动,通过脚踢或头顶球将球送入对方球门得分,仅守门员可在规定区域内用手触球。该词主要用于北美、澳大利亚等地区,对应英国英语中的 "football"(英式足球)。
词源:源自 "Association Football"(足球协会)的缩写 "assoc",后演变为 "soccer" 。
play soccer:踢足球
soccer player:足球运动员
soccer ball:足球
soccer field:足球场
soccer mom:足球妈妈(指频繁开车接送孩子参加足球等活动的母亲,尤指中产阶级女性)
People love to play soccer.(人们喜欢踢足球。)
The boy who is speaking to Helen enjoys playing soccer.(正在和海伦说话的男孩喜欢踢足球。)
In soccer, only the goal-keeper may play the ball with his hands.(足球运动中,只有守门员可以用手触球。)
The government intends to clamp down on soccer hooliganism.(政府拟采取措施严禁足球流氓行为。)
The old man put a veto on soccer in his garden.(老人禁止在他的花园里踢足球。)
She bought a new soccer ball for her son’s birthday.(她为儿子的生日买了一个新足球。)
Messi is widely regarded as one of the greatest soccer players of all time.(梅西被广泛认为是有史以来最伟大的足球运动员之一。)
The soccer field was covered in snow, so the match was canceled.(足球场被雪覆盖,比赛因此取消。)
Her mom became a soccer mom after she joined the school team.(自从她加入校队后,她妈妈成了“足球妈妈”。)
Playing soccer regularly helps improve cardiovascular health.(经常踢足球有助于改善心血管健康。)
提示:在英国、澳大利亚等国家,"football" 通常指英式足球,而 "soccer" 较少使用;在美国,"football" 指美式橄榄球,"soccer" 才是足球的标准用词 。这一差异常导致跨文化交流中的词汇混淆。