Balls

(n.)

1. nonsense

胡说；废话

e.g. That's a load of balls!

那是一派胡言！

2. (pl.) courage

勇气

e.g. She's got balls, I'll say that for her.

我敢说她有胆量。

e.g. It took a lot of balls to do that.

那么做需要很大的勇气。

3. Balls! (BrE): exclamation used as a swear word when you are disagreeing with sth, or when you are angry about sth

（粗俗话，表示不同意或恼怒）

Note: Less offensive ways to express this are 'Nonsense!', or 'Come off it!'

注：较温和的用于是Nonsense！或Come off it！

(v.)

Phr V.:balls sth up: to spoil sth; to do sth very badly

把...搞糟；弄得一塌糊涂

related noun balls-up

Note: A more polite way of saying this is foul sth up, mess sth up, or bungle sth.

注：较礼貌的说法是foul sth up、mess sth up或bungle sth

引申：balls-up

(n.) something that has been done very badly

混乱，一团糟

e.g. I made a real balls-up of my exams.

我考试考得一塌糊涂。

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