lacrosse

/ləˈkrɒs/ (bre, ipa) · [ləkrˈɔs] /ləˈkrɔːs/ (ame, ipa) · [ləkrˈɔs] /lə-ˈkrȯs/ (ame, mw)

lacrosse — 名詞

1. a field sport where two sides use sticks whose heads have small nets, so they ca

1.名詞B2
釋義

長曲棍球

兩隊用網袋球桿傳接小球的運動

a field sport where two sides use sticks whose heads have small nets, so they can move a ball and shoot it into the other side's goal

例句

Christopher learned lacrosse at camp and liked the netted stick right away.

Christopher 在營隊學打長曲棍球，很快就喜歡上那支有網袋的球桿。

equipment clue: netted stick

Eve joined the lacrosse team and practised passing the ball after school.

Eve 加入長曲棍球隊後，放學後練習傳球。

collocation: join the lacrosse team

用法筆記

The sport name is usually uncountable: people say play lacrosse or watch lacrosse, not play a lacrosse. Before another noun, it often identifies related equipment or groups, such as a lacrosse stick, lacrosse helmet, or lacrosse team.

常見錯誤

❌I play a lacrosse after class.
✅I play lacrosse after class.
💡The sport name is usually uncountable, so it does not take a or an.
❌She hit the lacrosse with a racket.
✅She hit the ball with a lacrosse stick.
💡Players use a lacrosse stick, not a racket.