curveball

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词形变化

curveballs 复数 curveballs curveballed curveballing curveballs 三单 curveballing 现在分词 curveballed 过去式 curveballed 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A forespin pitch thrown by rotating the index and middle fingers down and resulting in motion down "curve"

    体育 游戏

    He bit on a curveball in the dirt.

  2. 2.

    An unexpected turn of events initiated by an opponent or chance; an exception or outlier.

    美国 引申义

    Life has thrown him a few curveballs.

v.
  1. 1.

    To throw a curveball.

    体育 游戏

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

bender curve breaking ball

上位词 2

delivery pitch

相关短语

throw someone a curveball throws someone a curveball throwing someone a curveball threw someone a curveball thrown someone a curveball throw someone a curve

词源

From curve + ball.

来源：wiktionary