throw someone a curve

短语

词形变化

throws someone a curve 三单 throwing someone a curve 现在分词 threw someone a curve 过去式 thrown someone a curve 过去式 thrown someone a curve 过去分词

别名

throw a curve throw someone a curveball

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To surprise; to introduce something unexpected or requiring a quick reaction or correction.

    比喻

    He really threw me a curve when he asked me a personal question at work.

  2. 2.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: To pitch a curve ball.

    体育 游戏

词源

From the curve ball in baseball, where a spin is employed to adjust the path of the ball unexpectedly.

来源：wiktionary