American football
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- n.美式足球
- 网络美式橄榄球；美式足球或美式橄榄球；美国足球
英汉双解
1. | 美式足球，美式橄榄球（双方队员各 11 人，球呈椭圆形，球员可足踢、手传或持球奔跑，球越过对方得分线得分）a game played by two teams of 11 players, using an oval ball which players kick, throw, or carry. Teams try to put the ball over the other team's line. |
英汉解释
英英解释
例句
American football is not like soccer, Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw the ball and run with it.
美式足球并不像英式的足球那样，运动员时而用脚踢球，他们也时而掷球并带球跑。
others have been sold to North Americans with, like the Glazers, experience of "franchises" in American football or other sports.
其他的也把俱乐部卖到了像格雷泽这样的北美人，他们在美式足球或其他体育项目里有着特许经营权的经验。
American football is often a major part of thanksgiving celebrations in the U. S.
橄榄球是美国人在感恩节庆祝活动的重要组成部分。
We call (American football) football, but we actually throw it a lot more than we kick it.
我们称美式足球（橄榄球）为football，但实际上我们更多的是投球，而不是踢球。
American football is different. Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw the ball and run with it.
但美式足球不同，有时候运动员踢球，他们也扔球和带着球跑。
American football star Troy Polamalu has had a price put on his head after a shampoo company insured his hair for $1million.
美国橄榄球明星特洛伊·坡拉马鲁的脑袋最近有了定价，因为一家洗发水生产商给他的头发买了100万美元的保险。
He had been working for a long time on a new game that would have the excitement of the American football.
他很长时间以来一直在研究一项新游戏，这个新游戏与美式足球一样另人兴奋。
American football, not to be confused with the football called soccer, is the American national sport.
美式足球是美国的国球，不能与足球混为一谈。
Quarterback here is a verb, meaning to lead. The word quarterback is borrowed from American football, where the quarterback leads the team.
quarterback在这里是动词，意思是领导。从美式足球里借来用的，因为quarterback在球队里是主力。
Composed of 32 teams from the United States Football League is the most popular is the only major professional American football league.
由32支球队所组成的美国橄榄球联盟是最受欢迎也是美国目前唯一的主要职业橄榄球联盟。目前唯一的主要职业橄榄球联盟。
US sports fans in Arizona got a surprise when their TV coverage of American football's Super Bowl was interrupted by a pornographic film.
当美国亚利桑那州的体育迷们看到在美式足球超级碗的电视转播中插入了一段色情电影时，他们着实大吃了一惊。
Read Part 2 once more, fill in the form below and try to express the differences between American football and soccer.
读第二部分，填写下面表格，说出橄榄球和足球的区别。
They will be watching to see if the AFC New England Patriots or the NFC Saint Louis Rams become the champions of American football.
他们想知道来自美国橄榄球协会的新英格兰队和国家橄榄协会的圣路易斯队，谁将成为超级杯赛的冠军。
One day, I wrote a bad review of Any Given Sunday, a movie about American football.
有天，我写了一篇批评美式足球电影《挑战星期天》的评论。
Taking a cue from American Football, remember that " offense is the best form of defense" .
从美式橄榄球中可以得到个启示，记住：最好的防守是进攻。
At times, Peruvian miners were cutting down four and a half American football fields a day of forest.
有时秘鲁矿工一天甚至砍伐相当于四个半美式足球场宽的森林。
He recalls being at home watching American football when the Lehman board asked him to take the helm.
他记得自己当时正在家中收看橄榄球比赛，雷曼董事会打电话来请求他接掌雷曼。
Baseball has become the national pastime of the United States, vying in popularity with basketball and American football.
棒球作为美国的“国球”，同篮球和橄榄球一样，在美国极为盛行。
One reason may be that foreign gambling syndicates are less interested in baseball and American football (scandals are rife in tennis).
原因之一可能是赌博公司对棒球比赛和美式足球比赛并不感兴趣（而网球比赛的丑闻却并不罕见）。
The most popular sports in the United States are arguably baseball, American football, basketball, and hockey.
最热门的运动项目，在美国可以说是棒球，美式足球，篮球，曲棍球。
But his four children live in the US as well and he still watches the Philadelphia Eagles American football team occasionally.
但他的4个孩子也生活在美国，他有时还会观看美国橄榄球队费城老鹰（PhiladelphiaEagles）队的比赛。
surprisingly, girls' soccer has one of the highest concussion rates among adolescent sports, second only to American football.
令人惊奇的是，在青少年的运动中，女子足球是最高的脑震荡发生率的运动之一，仅次于橄榄球。
To tell the differences between soccer and American football.
说出英、美足球的区别。
In professional American football, the Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League (NFL).
在职业美式足球，超级杯的冠军争夺战的国家橄榄球大联盟（NFL）。
Street dance, tri-golf and American football are among the activities he uses.
街舞、迷你高尔夫和美式足球（或称美式橄榄球）是他经常教授的活动项目。
Hanging from a steel bar, resembling an American football, thick in the middle, narrow at the ends, were over one-hundred strips of mutton.
刺在一个铁杆是一百多的羊肉片，像一个美国橄榄球，中间有点宽，上下面都小。
He replied that I probably hated the movie because I did not understand American football.
他回应说我之所以讨厌那部片，可能是因为我不了解美式足球的缘故。
When speaking about football, most Americans understand "American Football" , not soccer.
如果说到football，大部分美国人会理解成橄榄球而不是足球。
Fans of American football may remember the retired New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath.
美式足球球迷可能会记得已经退役的纽约喷射队（Jets）四分卫手JoeNamath。
On September ninth, American football player Kevin Everett of the Buffalo Bills tried to bring down an opponent.
在九月九号，美国橄榄球布法罗比尔队的选手凯文·埃弗雷特试图打败对手。
American football is quite different from the ordinary football.
美国足球和普通足球的踢法很不相同。
There are few parallels between the American football and European football .
美国足球和欧洲足球没有什么相似之处。
News man: President Kennedy met with the collegiate All-American Football Team at the oval office today.
播音员：肯尼迪总统在椭圆形办公室接见了全美大学足球队。
I read an article about American football in the magazine , but it's all Greek to me .
我在杂志上读了一篇介绍美式橄榄球的文章，但对此还是一窍不通。
President Kennedy met with the collegiate All-American football team at the Oval Office today.
今天肯尼迪总统在白宫接见全国大专足球队明星。
American football was originated in England. It developed from the two sports of soccer and rugby football.
美式足球起源于英国，由英式足球和橄榄球两种运动结合发展而来。
Gordon: I really dig it. I am finally starting to understand American Football.
戈登：非常喜欢。我现在终于开始了解美国的橄榄球了。
A line drawn across the pitch at either end creates two "end zones" (like in American Football). These are the goal-scoring areas.
在场地的两端都划有长线，长线外侧的地方叫底线区域（就像美式足球的达阵区），这些区域就是得分区域。
Some colleges have strong athletic programs in such sports as basketball, American football, and tennis.
一些大学有着过硬的体育专业，如篮球、美式足球和网球。
The NBA, American football's NFL and ice hockey's NHL have taken to staging games in Europe.
NFL（美国职业橄榄球联盟）、NHL（美国职业冰球联盟）都已经把阶段赛搬到欧洲来了。
