4-4-2

短语

词形变化

4-4-2s 复数 4-4-2s

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A popular football formation with 4 defenders, 4 midfielders and 2 strikers.

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    They fielded an imposing 4-4-2.

  2. 2.

    A model of the former Oldsmobile make; any instance of that model.

    Down the drag strip screamed a custom-tuned 4-4-2.

  3. 3.

    Under the Whyte notation system, a type of steam locomotive that has a two-axle leading truck, two powered driving axles and a one-axle trailing truck; any instance of that type.

    Down the high iron sped a huffing 4-4-2.

词源

In each sense, from a grouping of things in sets of four, four, and two: in football, players in certain positions; on locomotives, wheels in certain positions; in the car model, four barrels (of carburetion), four gears (of the manual transmission), and dual exhausts.

来源：wiktionary