Definition

1. Verb:
   • (Sports) To serve (a ball): The action of putting a ball into play to start or restart a point in sports like tennis, badminton, volleyball, or table tennis.
   • (Sports) To send (a ball): The general action of striking or hitting a ball to put it into motion, often from a designated position, such as a goal kick in soccer.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Vận động viên đó sắp phát bóng để bắt đầu ván đấu. (That athlete is about to serve to start the match.)
  • Thủ môn phát bóng từ vạch 5m50. (The goalkeeper sends the ball from the 5.50-meter line.)
  • Cô ấy phát bóng rất mạnh và chính xác. (She serves the ball very powerfully and accurately.)

Advanced Usage

• "phát bóng hỏng" / "phát bóng lỗi": To make a faulty serve; to serve a fault.
  • Anh ta bị mất điểm vì phát bóng hỏng. (He lost the point because of a faulty serve.)
• "lượt phát bóng": The serve; the turn to serve.
  • Đến lượt phát bóng của đối thủ. (It's the opponent's turn to serve.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cú phát bóng (noun phrase): The serve; the service shot.
  • Cú phát bóng của anh ấy rất khó đỡ. (His serve is very hard to return.)
• Người phát bóng (noun phrase): The server.
  • Người phát bóng cần đứng đúng vị trí. (The server needs to stand in the correct position.)

Synonyms

• Giao bóng (verb): To serve (a ball). This is a direct synonym, especially in racket sports.
  • Cô ấy giao bóng bằng tay trái. (She serves with her left hand.)
• Đá phát bóng (verb phrase): To take a goal kick (specific to soccer).
  • Sau khi đội nhà bị phạt góc, thủ môn đá phát bóng. (After the home team conceded a corner, the goalkeeper took the goal kick.)

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

(Note: As a single verb, "phát bóng" does not commonly form phrasal verbs. The action is typically modified by adverbs or objects.) - phát bóng lên: To serve/send the ball upward. - phát bóng ra ngoài: To serve/send the ball out (of bounds).

Related Idioms

(Note: "Phát bóng" is a specific technical term and is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions outside of sports contexts.)

1. (thể thao) Sent (a ball), serve