out of play
out of play — 慣用語
1. used to describe the situation during a ball game when the ball has left the leg
出界
球或冰球超出比賽區域
used to describe the situation during a ball game when the ball has left the legal playing area, causing the game to pause while players wait for it to be returned.
Yuki stopped chasing the ball once she saw it had gone out of play.
Yuki 一看到球已經出界，就停下來不再追球。
gone out of play — common collocation with go
The referee blew his whistle and signalled that the puck was out of play.
裁判吹哨示意冰球已經出界。
Nora kicked the ball too hard, and it landed out of play near the crowd.
Nora 用力過猛把球踢出界，落在觀眾席附近。
Cyrus picked up the ball after the umpire called it out of play.
裁判判定球出界後，Cyrus 才把球撿起來。
- out of bounds
more common in basketball and American football; 'out of play' is preferred in soccer, rugby, and ice hockey
- in play
the ball or puck is in a position where the game can continue
文法句型
be out of play
go out of play
用法筆記
Common in ball sports such as soccer, rugby, ice hockey, and tennis. The opposite phrase is 'in play', which means the ball or puck is within the legal playing area.