| 词汇 | screwball |
| 释义 | screwball noun[ C ] uk /ˈskruː.bɔːl/ us /ˈskruː.bɑːl/ screwballnoun[C] (PERSON)mainly USinformal a person who behaves in a strange and funny way怪僻而有趣的人 Strange, suspicious and unnatural things and people alien anomaly anti-alien Bermuda Triangle corn circle flake grotesque kook kryptonite loiterer Martian pervert perviness quirk sicko sociopath sociopathic spaceman weirdo whack job screwballnoun[C] (BALL)US a ball that is thrown during a baseball game so that it curves to one side（棒球比赛中的）内曲线球 Baseball & rounders 1-2-3 inning ahead alley around the hornidiom at bat bomb curve heater hit the ball out of the parkidiom hitting coach home plate home stand horsehide sac solo spitter split-fingered fastball splitter squeeze play swing screwball adjective mainly USuk /ˈskruː.bɔːl/ us /ˈskruː.bɑːl/ used to describe a type of film in which there are funny characters and silly situations: （用来形容一种类型的电影）神经的，疯狂的 a screwball comedy神经喜剧 Stupid and silly behaviour antics buffoonery dottiness dumbness fatuousness foolishness frivolousness fruit loopery game idiocy lark ludicrousness madness mindlessness oafishness obtuseness stupidity the games (that) people playidiom tomfoolery vacuousness You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Cinema ratings & types of film screwball | American Dictionaryscrewball noun[ C ] slangus/ˈskruˌbɔl/ a person who is strange and amusing screwballadjective[ not gradable ]us/ˈskru·bɔl/ screwball ideas Examples of screwballscrewball As the lady who's into crystal gazing and dotes on her kleptomaniac bull terrier, she brings a discreetly screwball touch to the proceedings. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. As the series went on, the tone lightened and approached the screwball towards the end of the series. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Additionally, they were concerned about his reliance on a screwball, a pitch that some believe places an unusual amount of stress on a pitcher's arm. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The film contained at least one scene that is often cited as representative of the screwball film genre and which soon became well-known. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. By pronating his wrist upon release, the pitcher can make the pitch break in the same direction as a screwball. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. His best pitch was a sharp screwball, which he learned in the majors, and he also threw a good changeup and curve. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The film is a mixture of a thriller and screwball comedy. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He is also one of the few pitchers in recent years to throw a screwball. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The pitch has the speed of a fastball, but the general movement of a screwball. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He was very successful with an effective curveball, a change of pace, and a version of the screwball. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. His pitch selection included a drop curve and an inshoot, which was probably the modern screwball. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Like farce, screwball comedies often involve mistaken identities or other circumstances in which a character or characters try to keep some important fact a secret. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Their relationship sometimes resembles a screwball comedy minus the romance. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. As well as fitting in the culinary mystery niche, her books are followed by romance novelist enthusiasts and also have a humorous, screwball adventure flavor. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The arm trouble may have been a result of his reliance on the fadeaway, or screwball, which involves turning the wrist outward as the pitch is delivered. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of screwball These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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