📖 Определения и значения для слова game
📒 an activity that you do to have fun, often one that has rules and that you can win or lose; the equipment for a game
- The kids were playing a game with their balloons.
- The children invented a new game.
- a video/computer game
📒 a sport with rules in which people or teams compete against each other
- ball games, such as football or tennis
- How I hated team games at school!
- the game of something the game of golf/cricket/basketball
📒 an occasion of playing a game
- to win/lose a game
- They lost their first home game of the season.
- a baseball/basketball game
📒 the way in which somebody plays a game
- Maguire raised his game to collect the £40 000 first prize.
- Stretching exercises can help you avoid injury and improve your game.
📒 a large organized sports event
- She's hoping to participate in the next Olympic Games.
- To stage the Games (= the Olympic Games or a similar event) is an honour.
📒 sport as a lesson or an activity at school
- I always hated games at school.
📒 a section of some games, such as tennis, which forms a unit in scoring
- two games all (= both players have won two games)
- Zverev won the opening game of the third set.
📒 a type of activity or business
- How long have you been in this game?
- the game of politics
- I'm new to this game myself.
📒 a secret and clever plan; a trick
- So that's his game (= now I know what he has been planning).
- He was unwittingly caught up in a dangerous game of lies and betrayals.
- I realized that he had been playing a stupid game with me.
📒 wild animals or birds that people hunt for sport or food
📒 at an advantage/disadvantage because you have done more/less preparation or know more/less than other people, especially those you are competing against
- We'll be able to extract insights out of the data that will enable us to stay ahead of the game.
- Politicians are behind the game in understanding how fast the world is changing.
📒 to defeat or do better than somebody in an activity which they have chosen or in which they think they are strong
📒 to not be considered to be serious
- For her the whole project was just a game.
📒 to be working as a prostitute
📒 to no longer have a chance of winning a game or succeeding in an activity that you are taking part in
📒 to still/once again have a good chance of winning a game or succeeding in an activity that you are taking part in
- The team was still in the game, just one goal down.
- (figurative) He’s been fighting to get the struggling company back in the game.
📒 activities that are not serious and that other people may think are bad
- Teaching isn't all fun and games, you know.
📒 said to somebody who has done something wrong, when they are caught and the crime or trick has been discovered
- Maggie knew that he had recognized her and the game was up.
📒 used after something has happened that makes it clear that a contest is not yet decided and anyone could still win
- We were losing 2–0 with ten minutes to go, and then we scored. It was game on!
📒 used to say that it is no longer possible for somebody/something to succeed, survive or continue
- Given her recent slump in form, it might be game over already this season.
- This technology could mean game over for gasoline-powered vehicles.
- The slightest mistake and it's game over for him.
📒 to tell a secret, especially by accident; to show something that should be kept hidden
- Don't let him talk to anybody or he'll give the game away.
📒 an activity that is unlikely to be successful or make a profit
📒 the most important aspect of an activity; the most important quality needed for an activity
- Hard work is the name of the game if you want to succeed in business.
📒 the advantages to be gained from doing something are not great enough, considering the effort or cost involved
- If the price goes up again, he may decide that the game’s not worth the candle.
📒 a way of considering an activity, etc. that considers only the number of people doing something, things achieved, etc., not with who or what they are
- MPs were playing the numbers game as the crucial vote drew closer.
📒 performing badly/well, especially when compared with how well you usually perform
- He was off his game and missed two early penalties.
📒 the most important thing of a particular type, or the only thing that is available
📒 to play a cruel game with somebody in your power by changing your behaviour very often, so that they become nervous and do not know what to expect
- He thought the police were playing some elaborate game of cat and mouse and waiting to trap him.
- Young car thieves enjoy playing cat and mouse with the police.
📒 to do something that helps somebody else’s plans, especially by accident, when you did not intend to help them
📒 to behave in a fair and honest way
- You can’t do that—it’s not playing the game!
📒 to not be honest with somebody, especially in order to gain an advantage over them
- Don't play silly games with me; I know you did it.
📒 the standards of behaviour that most people accept or that actually operate in a particular area of life or business
📒 (to have) a personal interest in an organization or activity, and therefore in its success
- When management and unions sit down at the negotiating table, both sides have skin in the game.
- The neutral fan with no skin in the game can just sit back and enjoy the spectacle.
📒 to talk in a way that sounds convincing, but may not be sincere
- The senior managers talk a good game about customer relations, but really they don't care about the customer.
📒 used to tell somebody who has played a trick on you that you can do the same thing to them
📒 to improve the level at which you can compete, especially in a sport
- She's really upped her game since she joined the tennis club.
- With these two snazzy new restaurants opening up, the other eating places in the area are going to have to up their game.
📒 used to ask why somebody is behaving as they are