足球的英文是football，其英式读音为[ˈfʊtbɔːl]，美式读音为[ˈfʊtbɔːl]。football作为名词，中文翻译为“足球运动”、“足球”、“橄榄球”、“屡起争议的问题”、“被踢来踢去的难题”，复数形式为footballs。
football的中文意思及双语例句
football作为可数名词，意为足球运动;足球;橄榄球;屡起争议的问题;被踢来踢去的难题。例句有：
1、Health care should not become a political football.
保健问题不应该成为被踢来踢去的政治皮球。
2、Several boys were still playing football on the waste ground.
几个男孩还在那片废弃的空地上踢足球。
3、Two blocks beyond our school was a field where boys played football...
离我们学校两个街区远的地方有个男孩们玩橄榄球的球场。
4、When they get together, all they talk about is football.
他们在一起时，谈论的都是足球。
5、Health care should not become a political football.
保健问题不应该成为被踢来踢去的政治皮球。
6、What other sports do you like apart from football?
除足球外你还喜欢哪些运动？
7、Several football clubs are now quoted on the Stock Exchange.
目前有几家足球俱乐部在股票交易所上市。
8、They've had a big win on the football pools.
他们在赌球中赢了一大笔钱。
9、He's the best football player I've ever coached.
他是我训练过的最出色的足球运动员。
10、The football riots made me ashamed to be English.
足球骚乱事件使我身为英国人汗颜得无地自容。
