ball game

柯林斯词典

1. N-COUNT Ball games are games that are played with a ball such as tennis, baseball, and football. 球类运动; 球赛[usu pl]
2. N-COUNT A ball game is a baseball game. 棒球运动; 棒球赛[美国英语]
I'd still like to go to a ball game. 我还是想去看一场棒球赛。
3. N-SING You can use ball game to describe any situation or activity, especially one that involves competition. (尤指竞争性的)局面或活动[journalism] [口语]
Two of his biggest competitors are out of the ball game. 他最大的两个劲敌出局了。
4. If you say that a situation is a whole new ball game, you mean that it is completely different from, or much more difficult than, the previous situation or any situation that you have experienced before. 与之前完全不同或更为困难的局面或形势
He finds himself faced with a whole new ball game. 他发现自己面对着一个全新的局势。