| 词汇 | spitball |
| 释义 | spitball noun[ C ] USuk /ˈspɪt.bɔːl/ us /ˈspɪt.bɑːl/ spitballnoun[C] (PAPER)a piece of paper that has been chewed and then rolled into a ball to be thrown or shot at someone（咀嚼弄湿后用作投掷物的）湿纸团 Related word spit Publishing: paper & stationery A3 A5 acid-free assembler backspace ballpoint pen chalk fountain pen gift wrap grammage hanging chad head-up display notepad propelling pencil pulp quill quire qwerty ream slate You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Children's games spitballnoun[C] (BASEBALL)in baseball, an illegal throw in which the ball moves a lot as it goes towards the player with the bat because the pitcher(= the player who throws the ball) has made one side of the ball wet: My brother showed me how to throw a spitball. He was facing a pitcher who had a reputation for throwing spitballs. Synonym spitter 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 spitball verb[ I or T ] mainly USinformaluk /ˈspɪt.bɔːl/ us /ˈspɪt.bɑːl/ to quickly suggest ideas to be discussed without thinking about them carefully: 不假思索地发言 I'm just spitballing here.我就是在这里随口说说。 The writers sat around for an hour, spitballing ideas for a character.编剧们围坐了一个小时，信口讨论着一个角色。 Suggestions & proposals about bounce something off someone can't co-sponsor co-sponsorship drop imply make noisesidiom maybe move mover nomination on the tableidiom proposition put ideas into someone's headidiom put someone to somethingidiom put something in put something up resubmission table Examples of spitballspitball He was a spitball pitcher who was allowed to throw the pitch after it was banned following the 1920 season. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He frequently used his spitball after he was grandfathered in, in addition to his fastball, curve, and changeup. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He is often credited as having invented the spitball while playing in the minor leagues. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In the winter of 19191920, managers voted to partially ban the spitball, allowing each team to designate at most two pitchers who would be permitted to legally throw spitballs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He was known for throwing the spitball, and was one of the 17 pitchers allowed to continue throwing the pitch after it was outlawed in 1920. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. His key pitch was the spitball. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Instead of working on his control during that time, which was considered the main thing he needed to work on, he practiced throwing the knuckleball and spitball. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He developed his spitball sometime in 1906. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Keough would occasionally throw a spitball. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The first section contains a series of 11 chapters dealing with eight different pitches, such as the fastball, spitball, curveball, change, slider, knuckleball, forkball, and screwball. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The dramatic increase in the popularity of freak deliveries led to a great deal of controversy throughout the 1910s regarding the abolition of the spitball and related pitches. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Not much of a mousetrap, but a helluva spitball launcher.... From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He was known for throwing the spitball, and he was one of the 17 pitchers allowed to continue throwing the pitch after it was outlawed in 1920. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The advent of new, cork-centered baseballs in, as well as the outlawing of specialty pitches such as the spitball, saw a jump in batting averages and home runs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Then, following the 1920 season, the spitball was banned leaguewide, except for existing spitballers who were grandfathered in and allowed to keep throwing the pitch legally until they retired. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of spitball 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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