set play

IPA/ˌset ˈpleɪ/
IPA/ˌset ˈpleɪ/

set play — 名詞

1. In football, hockey, and similar team sports, an attacking move that players hav

1.名詞B2
釋義

定位戰術

足球等運動中預練的進攻配合

In football, hockey, and similar team sports, an attacking move that players have practised beforehand and then use when the game restarts from a free kick, a corner, or a similar situation.

例句

The coach prepared a set play for the free kick outside the penalty box.

教練為禁區外的自由球準備了一個定位戰術。

set play + for + [type of restart]

Talia scored from a corner set play that the team had practised before the match.

Talia 靠著球隊賽前練習的角球定位戰術得分。

score from + corner set play

同義詞
  • set piece

    more common in British football for the kick itself; largely interchangeable in this sense

  • dead-ball play

    emphasises that the ball is stationary when play restarts; used in both football and rugby

文法句型

a set play

set plays

用法筆記

In football (soccer), the term set piece is more common for describing free kicks and corners themselves; set play focuses on the rehearsed team routine rather than the restart type.

常見錯誤

The midfielder planned a set play for the open play attack.
The midfielder planned a set play for the free kick.
💡A set play is used from a restart (free kick, corner), not during open play.

2. In basketball, American football, and similar sports, a sequence of pre-arranged

2.名詞B2
釋義

既定戰術

籃球等運動中預設的走位戰術

In basketball, American football, and similar sports, a sequence of pre-arranged movements that all players follow from a set starting formation, designed to create a good chance to score.

例句

The point guard called a set play and the five players moved into position.

控球後衛喊出一個既定戰術,五位球員隨即就定位。

call + set play

Amihan scored easily because the set play opened a shooting lane near the basket.

Amihan 輕鬆得分,因為這個既定戰術在籃下打開了投籃路線。

同義詞
  • pattern

    common in basketball for a repeating offensive movement; broader than set play

  • designed play

    emphasises that the play was created by the coach in advance

  • scripted play

    common in American football; implies a sequence planned before the game

  • set piece

    also used in American football for special-teams situations

文法句型

a set play

set plays

用法筆記

In basketball commentary, set play is often shorted to set or play in context (e.g. 'They ran their best set.'). The coach designs the play beforehand, and players execute it from a specific formation.

常見錯誤

The striker practised a set play in basketball.
The forward practised a set play in basketball.
💡Use the correct position name for the sport: forward in basketball, striker in football.