screwball

FREQ #36153

n. 怪人, 疯子, 内曲线球 a. 怪僻的, 精神有点怪的

发音

US /ˈskɹuːbɔːl/

词形变化

screwballs 复数 screwballs more screwball 比较级 most screwball 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A pitch thrown with added pressure by the index finger and a twisting wrist motion resulting in a motion to the right when thrown by a right-handed pitcher.

    体育 游戏

    The screwball is not thrown much because it tends to damage pitcher's arms.

  2. 2.

    One who behaves in a crazy manner.

    美国

    I will not listen to this screwball any longer.

  3. 3.

    A screwball comedy.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Crazy, offbeat, bizarre, zany, or weird.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 5

nut crank nutcase fruitcake crackpot

上位词 6

delivery pitch geek eccentric flake oddball
形容词

同义词 3

crazy half-baked softheaded

近义相关 1

impractical

相关短语

screwball comedy screwball comedies

词源

From screw + ball. Compare typologically German Spinner (akin to spin). Also compare weirdo and weird, from Old English wyrd (“fate”), ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn, to spin”).

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