MSN: Scotland player ratings in desperate defeat by Italy as 3/10 Six Nations display in Rome rain says it all Scotland player ratings in desperate defeat by Italy as 3/10 Six Nations display in Rome rain says it all Hi all, when referring to the opponent team as a whole in a football/basketball match, should I call them "opponent" or "opponents"? When I look up this word in the dictionary, the word is defined as a person, but I wonder if it can also refer to a team of players. Many thanks!

Understanding the Context

:) Manchester had the best players on the day. (Would only sound correct to me if we're talking in relation to something like a competition where many teams played and they were the best of all). The church has signed up more than enough volunteers for the festival. b : to hire (someone) to do something especially by having that person sign a contract The team signed up [= signed on] several new players.

Key Insights

The record label signed the band up. When using 受, the sentence structure usually goes like this: " [thing] 受 [group of people] 的 [noun]". If you were to say "this is a very popular book by basketball players" (which would mean that the book is written by basketball players and is popular), you would say "这本篮球运动员写的书很受欢迎” or something like that. I stand corrected, sir. Are phone sockets smaller in diameter than jack sockets?

Final Thoughts

The hole in the middle of a phono socket is around the same size as the mini-headphone jack. You will find them on the back of hi-fi equipment to connect things like CD players to amplifiers.