1. | [u] 足球运动a game played by two teams of 11 players, using a round ball which players kick up and down the playing field. Teams try to kick the ball into the other team's goal. |
to play football 踢足球 | |
a football match/team/stadium 足球比赛;足球队;足球场 |
2. | [u] 足球;橄榄球a large round or oval ball made of leather or plastic and filled with air |
3. | [c] 屡起争议的课题;被踢来踢去的难题an issue or a problem that frequently causes argument and disagreement |
Health care should not become a political football. 保健问题不应该成为被踢来踢去的政治皮球。 |