Chinese home run

短语

词形变化

Chinese home runs 复数 Chinese home runs

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A home run hit to the minimum distance possible, usually just over the outfield fence closest to home plate.

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  2. 2.

    A foul ball hit high and far, usually over the back of the plate.

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词源

Either from the supposed tendency of early 20th-century Chinese immigrants to the United States to perform minimally acceptable work for minimal compensation, or a possible corruption of Chaney's home run from such a hit by a batter with the same name that ended a game when the ball could not be found.

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