“篮球”的英语是 basketball,既可以作名词,表示“篮球(运动)”“篮球(球)” ;也可作形容词,意为“篮球的”。例如:
名词:
I like to play basketball with my friends.(我喜欢和朋友们一起打篮球。 )
There's a basketball on the playground.(操场上有一个篮球。 )
形容词:
The basketball team is training hard for the upcoming game.(这支篮球队正在为即将到来的比赛刻苦训练。 )