ballgame

• 指球类比赛，尤指棒球赛；也比喻情况、局面，常用于表示与之前截然不同的状况。

A noun referring to a field game played with a ball, especially baseball, or a situation that is radically different from a preceding one.

1. Baseball gameA2informalamericansport

   A game played with a ball, especially baseball.

   棒球比赛

   • We went to a ballgame at the stadium last night.
   • He loves watching ballgames on television.
   • The ballgame was postponed due to rain.

   同义词ball gamebaseball game

2. Completely different situationB2informalamerican

   A situation that is radically different from the preceding one.

   完全不同的情况

   • Now that we have new management, it's a whole new ballgame.
   • Working remotely is a different ballgame compared to the office.
   • After the merger, the company's strategy became a new ballgame.