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复数:ballparks
词根:ballpark
n.ballplayer 棒球手;参加球赛的人(尤指棒球)
noun
a park or stadium in which ball games (such as baseball) are played
a range (as of prices or views) within which comparison or compromise is possible
adjective
approximately correct : roughly estimated a ballpark figure
a ballpark price
verb
transitive verb
to estimate (something) roughly or casually : to give a ballpark estimate of (something, such as a number or price) When I work with clients I remind them that we are just ballparking the numbers.—Bill Conerly He looked at the ceiling. He looked at the walls. He turned this way and that, craning his neck, like a contractor about to ballpark an estimate.—Lee Child
The track doesn't release attendance numbers, but media members ballparked it at 42,500 in the facility, which seats more than 50,000.—Michael Phillips
ballpark figure大略估计
也是 ball-park,"棒球场",1893年,简称为 baseball(或 football)park; 参见 ball (n.1) + park (n.)。
在比喻意义上被称为 in the ballpark,即"在可接受的近似范围内",这一概念首次记录于1954年,最初出现在原子武器科学家的行话中,可能是指导弹预计返回地球的区域; 这个概念虽然宽泛,但预测的维度相当合理。因此,有了 ballpark (adj.) "近似"(1967年),用于数字等。
The result, according to the author's estimate, is a stockpile equivalent to one billion tons of TNT. Assuming this estimate is "in the ball park," clearly there is valid reason for urging candor on the part of our government. [Ralph E. Lapp, "Atomic Candor," in Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, October 1954]
根据作者的估计,结果是相当于 one billion tons 的 TNT 的储备。假设这个估计是"在球场内",显然我们有充分的理由敦促我们的政府坦诚。[Ralph E. Lapp, "Atomic Candor," in Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, October 1954]
Adjective from the phrase in the ballpark
The first known use of ballpark was in 1871
balsamnoun
a fragrant and usually oily substance that slowly flows from various plants
a preparation containing or smelling like balsam
a balsam-yielding tree (as balsam fir)
impatiensespecially: one grown as an ornamental
balm sense 2
balsanoun
raft entry 1especially: one made of two cylinders of metal or wood joined by a frame
a tropical American tree with extremely light strong wood used especially for floatsalso: its wood
balmyadjective
gently soothing
temperate sense 5
balmy weather
foolish, absurd
balmyadjective
gently soothing
temperate sense 5
balmy weather
foolish, absurd
balmnoun
resin from small tropical evergreen trees
a fragrant healing or soothing preparation (as an ointment)
something that comforts or refreshes
ballyhoonoun
extravagant statements and claims made for publicity
ballyhoonoun
extravagant statements and claims made for publicity
ballroomnoun
a large room for dances
ballpark1 of 2noun
a park in which ball games are played
ballpark2 of 2adjective
approximately correct
a ballpark figure
1 Right now I can only give you a ballpark figure, about fifty dollar.
现在,我只能大略估计一下,大约五十元上下。
2 In other words, it’s consistently grossing somewhere in the ballpark of $1.1 million a week.
3 Mr. Nolan is hopeful that what he calls “the rising tide of all peanuts” will carry his company until it figures out what to do with all those peanuts once destined for the ballparks.
4 The restaurant can be accessed from the street and from inside the ballpark.
5 As many sports fans know, the Astros used video equipment at their ballpark to steal their opponents’ pitching signs.
6 Under the ballpark lease, the Sox make payments for rent and maintenance, with that sum partly based on attendance numbers.
7 Scrounge together some cash and have a hot dog and a beer at a ballpark somewhere.
8 CLIENT: Well, cannot you just give me a ballpark figure?
客户: 能不能先给我一个大概的数字?
9 The investigation found the Astros used cameras and video equipment during games at their ballpark to steal the signs their opponents’ catchers gave their pitchers.
10 And if he was leaving because he had to cry, I thought: ‘I’m in the ballpark.’
11 Along with the cigarettes, those same companies had their names on the ballpark billboards too.
12 It's a specialised and somewhat private venture, and the impact of the two non-originals suggests a couple more would have widened the ballpark – but The Glimpse's delicacy and sparing intensity is often very affecting.
13 Regular Dead Rise is heading to stores, bars and ballparks throughout the region, and the brewery is the only place the two beers can be tasted side by side.
14 Sunshine makes our world noisier by luring humanity outdoors, where songs must clash for supremacy at the ballpark, under the boardwalk and wherever cracked car windows leak subwoofer oomph.
15 Sting's net worth has been estimated to be in the $300-million ballpark.
16 He and his wife helped underwrite the exhibition “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination,” handing over a check that two sources close to the museum said was in the ballpark of $5 million.
17 They perk up, though, when a mention of the Minnesota Twins’ new ballpark leads to a discussion of its superior locker-room arrangements and a nugget of baseball wisdom.
18 I can't give you anything more than just sort of a ballpark figure...
我只能给你一个大概的数字。
19 Why did toasted grasshoppers catch fire at the ballpark?
20 Knowing your pay helps me determine if we are in the same compensation ballpark.
了解你的薪水幅度能让我确定我们是否在薪资问题上达成一致。
1 大体的
2 范围
universe area room range Field reach limit Land ground scale spread domain parameter extent scope territory province width span spectrum sweep realm pale sphere orbit confine compass purview ambit world choice region dimension horizon breadth precinct confines
4 大致的
5 区域
part country section region district sector zone domain crease precinct demesne regional zonal beat corner belt
7 状况
point state condition term situation trip bag aspect estate setup circumstance trim posture complexion fettle how-do-you-do the state of affairs
8 大概的
9 大约
odd approximate maybe somewhere hardly thereabouts or about some around anywhere something more or less of the order of in the region of round about
12 大约的
13 近似的