She threw the ball up and caught it again.

她把球抛起来又接住。

《牛津词典》

Before Gallacher could catch up with the ball, Nadlovu had beaten him to it.

在加拉赫能接住球之前，纳德洛夫就已经比他先接到了。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

She crumpled the letter up into a ball and threw it on the fire.

她把那封信揉成一团扔进了火里。

《牛津词典》

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