bingo
bingo — 名詞
1. a prize game where players mark a numbered card as chance decides which numbers
賓果
隨機叫號並在卡上劃記的遊戲
a prize game where players mark a numbered card as chance decides which numbers are called, aiming to complete a winning line or pattern.
Every Friday, Mrs. Wu plays bingo at the church hall with her neighbors.
每個星期五，吳太太都會在教會禮堂和鄰居一起玩賓果。
play bingo + place
The summer fair raised money by running bingo after the cake sale.
那場夏日園遊會在蛋糕義賣後辦賓果活動來募款。
run bingo as a fundraising event
Grandpa's lucky bingo card won a fruit basket and two movie tickets.
爺爺那張幸運的賓果卡替他贏到一籃水果和兩張電影票。
collocation: bingo card
During bingo, the caller spoke slowly so the older players could follow.
玩賓果時，叫號的人說得很慢，好讓年長的玩家跟上。
The children made paper bingo cards for the animal-word game in class.
孩子們在課堂上做了紙製賓果卡，拿來玩動物單字遊戲。
- play bingo
- bingo card
- bingo caller
- win at bingo
- a game of bingo
文法句型
play bingo
a game of bingo
用法筆記
Usually uncountable after 'play'. Use countable wording mainly in phrases such as 'a game of bingo' or when talking about different bingo events.
常見錯誤
2. an informal British word for a hall or club used for bingo sessions.
賓果館
讓人去玩賓果的場館
an informal British word for a hall or club used for bingo sessions.
After dinner, Nora's aunt walked to the bingo for the evening session.
晚餐後，Nora 的阿姨走去賓果館參加晚上的場次。
go to the bingo = go to a bingo hall
A new bingo opened beside the bus station last winter.
去年冬天，公車站旁新開了一間賓果館。
countable use for the venue
On rainy nights, the bingo near the market stays busy until midnight.
下雨的夜晚，市場旁那間賓果館總是忙到半夜。
The old cinema is now a bingo, with bright lights over the door.
那間老電影院現在改成賓果館了，門口上方掛著明亮的燈。
- go to the bingo
- local bingo
- new bingo
- work at a bingo
- bingo hall
the plain standard term for the building
- bingo club
often suggests a regular local place with members or regular visitors
文法句型
go to the bingo
work at a bingo
用法筆記
Mostly British and informal, often heard with 'the': 'go to the bingo'. Distinguish from sense 1, which names the game rather than the building.
常見錯誤
3. a humorous label for a situation where the same kind of word, idea, or behavior
連發
戲稱某類詞語或行為一直反覆出現
a humorous label for a situation where the same kind of word, idea, or behavior keeps appearing, as if people were ticking a card each time it happened.
By noon, the meeting had turned into jargon bingo, with 'vision' on every slide.
到了中午，那場會議簡直成了術語連發，每張投影片都有「vision」。
pattern: [noun] bingo
Viewers played apology bingo during the interview and marked each new sorry.
觀眾一邊看訪談，一邊玩道歉連發，把他每次新的道歉都記下來。
play + [noun] bingo
The class joked about weather bingo when every essay mentioned sudden rain.
每篇作文都提到突然下雨時，全班就笑說這簡直是天氣連發。
Online, the comment section became buzzword bingo after ten posts about freedom.
網路上，那個留言區在十篇貼文都提到 freedom 之後，變成了流行詞連發。
- jargon bingo
- buzzword bingo
- apology bingo
- play excuse bingo
- checklist
a plain list of items to tick off, without the humorous critical tone
- scorecard
a more neutral record sheet used for keeping track of repeated items
- spotting game
describes the activity of noticing repeated things, but sounds less sarcastic
文法句型
[noun] bingo
play [noun] bingo
用法筆記
Usually follows a descriptive noun such as 'jargon', 'buzzword', or 'apology'. Common in joking criticism, especially of speeches, meetings, and online talk.
常見錯誤
bingo — 感嘆詞
1. said when the right answer, the missing thing, or a successful result appears at
中了；對了
找到正解或事情成功時的喊聲
said when the right answer, the missing thing, or a successful result appears at last.
Bingo! Nina found the missing key under the flower pot.
中了！Nina 在花盆底下找到了那把不見的鑰匙。
Bingo! marking a successful discovery
I tried one more code, and bingo, the garage door opened.
我又試了一組密碼，結果對了，車庫門就打開了。
and bingo, + result
Bingo! That is the boy from the photo on the news.
對了！那就是新聞照片裡的那個男孩。
Bingo! when recognizing the right person
After twenty minutes, Ken pointed at the map and said, 'Bingo!'
找了二十分鐘後，Ken 指著地圖說：「中了！」
Bingo, we finally have the right answer for question six.
對了，我們終於有第六題的正確答案了。
- and bingo
- say 'Bingo!'
- shout 'Bingo!'
文法句型
Bingo!
Bingo, + clause
用法筆記
Typically said at the exact moment a solution or useful idea appears. Distinguish from noun sense 1: here the word itself is the reaction, not the game.