ping-pong
ping-pong — 名詞
1. The official trademark name for the equipment used in table tennis, originally r
商標名稱
桌球運動的註冊商標名稱
The official trademark name for the equipment used in table tennis, originally registered by a British sports company in the late 1800s.
The word Ping-Pong is still a registered trademark owned by a company in the United Kingdom.
「Ping-Pong」一詞至今仍是英國某家公司擁有的註冊商標。
trademark status: still a registered trademark
Ping-Pong paddles and balls are sold under the official trademark label.
Ping-Pong 球拍和球均以官方商標標籤販售。
Most people do not realize that Ping-Pong was once a protected brand name, not a general term.
大多數人沒有意識到 Ping-Pong 曾經是受保護的品牌名稱，而非通用詞。
The old box from the 1920s still carried the original Ping-Pong trademark stamp.
那個1920年代的舊盒子側面仍蓋有原始的 Ping-Pong 商標印記。
用法筆記
Written with capital letters P and P when referring to the trademark. In everyday conversation, the lowercase form 'ping-pong' is widely used for the game itself.
2. A fast indoor game where two or four players use small paddles to hit a lightwei
乒乓球
用球拍和輕球在桌上進行的運動
A fast indoor game where two or four players use small paddles to hit a lightweight hollow ball across a table that is divided by a low net.
Every Friday evening, Haruto plays ping-pong with his classmates in the school gym.
每週五晚上，Haruto 都會和同學在學校體育館打乒乓球。
collocation: play ping-pong
Nadia bought a foldable ping-pong table for her family's basement.
Nadia 買了一張摺疊式乒乓球桌放在家裡的地下室。
The children spent the whole afternoon enjoying a game of ping-pong at summer camp.
孩子們在夏令營開心地打了一整個下午的乒乓球。
Diego won first place in the local ping-pong tournament last Saturday.
Diego 上週六在當地的乒乓球錦標賽中拿到了第一名。
- table tennis
The formal, non-trademark name for the same sport; preferred in official competitions.
用法筆記
Usually uncountable when referring to the activity ('We played ping-pong'), but countable when referring to a match ('We had a game of ping-pong').
常見錯誤
ping-pong — 動詞
- ping-pongpresent simple I / you / we / they
- ping-pongs3rd person singular
- ping-ponging-ing form
- ping-pongedpast simple
1. To move rapidly from one side to the other, repeatedly changing direction, like
來回彈跳
像球一樣快速往復移動
To move rapidly from one side to the other, repeatedly changing direction, like a ball during a game of table tennis.
The tennis ball ping-ponged between the two players during the long rally.
網球在兩名選手之間來回彈跳，形成一記長抽球。
intransitive: ping-ponged between [two things]
The kitten's eyes ping-ponged from the toy mouse to the dangling string.
小貓的眼睛在玩具老鼠和搖晃的繩子之間來回游移。
Lukas watched the raindrops ping-pong down the windowpane in the storm.
Lukas 看著雨滴在暴風雨中沿著窗玻璃彈來彈去。
The small red light ping-ponged across the control panel before the alarm went off.
那顆小紅燈在控制面板上彈跳了幾下，接著警報就響了。
文法句型
ping-pong + adverb phrase
ping-pong between + noun phrase
用法筆記
Intransitive only — the thing that moves is the subject. The direction is introduced with between, from...to, or across.
常見錯誤
2. To change quickly and repeatedly between two different activities, subjects, moo
反覆轉變
在兩種狀態間快速切換
To change quickly and repeatedly between two different activities, subjects, moods, or opinions, without settling on one.
The committee ping-ponged between two proposals for hours without reaching any agreement.
委員會在兩項提案之間反覆搖擺了好幾個小時，始終未能達成共識。
intransitive: ping-ponged between [options]
Kwame's mood ping-ponged from excitement to anxiety all day before the job interview.
Kwame 在求職面試前一整天的情緒都在興奮與焦慮之間反覆轉變。
The conversation ping-ponged between serious work talk and silly jokes.
這場對話一下子談正事，一下子開玩笑，不斷來回切換。
Nora's thoughts ping-ponged from the exam to her family and back again.
Nora 的思緒在考試和家務事之間來回跳動，無法專心。
文法句型
ping-pong between + noun phrase
ping-pong from + noun + to + noun
用法筆記
Subject is typically a non-human entity (mood, conversation, committee) or a mental state. Not used with a direct object.
常見錯誤
3. To send something back and forth between two or more people, groups, or departme
推來推去
在單位或人之間來回傳遞
To send something back and forth between two or more people, groups, or departments, often causing delay or confusion.
The application was ping-ponged between three different departments before it finally got approved.
那份申請表在三個不同部門之間被推來推去，最後才終於獲得核准。
common in passive: be ping-ponged between [groups]
The two companies ping-ponged the contract draft back and forth for several weeks.
兩家公司把合約草案來回推了好幾個禮拜。
Ananya's complaint was ping-ponged from one customer service agent to another for an entire hour.
Ananya 的投訴被從一個客服人員轉給另一個，整整折騰了一個小時。
The hospital ping-ponged the patient's records between two different offices.
醫院把病人的病歷在兩個不同辦公室之間傳來傳去。
- shuttle
More neutral; can be positive (shuttling guests to the airport).
- bandy about
Similar meaning but implies casual or careless handling.
文法句型
be ping-ponged between + noun phrase
ping-pong + noun + between + noun phrase
用法筆記
Very often used in the passive voice ('was ping-ponged'). The subject doing the ping-ponging is typically an organization or system, not a single person acting alone.