rounders

IPA/ˈraʊndəz/
IPA/ˈraʊndərz/

rounders — noun

1. a British team sport in which players strike a ball with a short bat and run aro

1.名詞B1
釋義

a British team sport in which players strike a ball with a short bat and run around four bases forming a square, aiming to complete a full circuit before fielders retrieve the ball

例句

Diego hit the ball hard and ran to the first base while the other team chased it across the field.

In PE class the teacher divided the students into two teams to play rounders on the grass field.

collocation: play rounders / PE class

文法句型

play + rounders

用法筆記

Uncountable noun — the game is referred to as rounders, not 'a rounder'. Frequently used in the verb phrase 'play rounders' and the noun phrase 'a game of rounders'. The sport is most commonly played in British schools and less familiar to learners from outside the UK.

常見錯誤

❌I play a rounder every weekend.
✅I play rounders every weekend.
💡The name of the game is always uncountable and plural in form.
❌Rounders is like baseball because you hit a ball and run bases.' (This is correct but learners sometimes say 'Rounders is the same as baseball.')
✅Rounders is similar to baseball but uses a square running area and a shorter bat.
💡They are related but distinct games.