| 词汇 | twelfth-man |
| 释义 | twelfth man noun[ Cusually singular ] (also12th man)uk /ˌtwelfθ ˈmæn/ us /ˌtwelfθ ˈmæn/pluraltwelfth men used to refer to the supporters at a game between two teams of eleven players, when they give such good support to their team that they have as much value as an extra player might have: 足球比赛中为球队提供有力支持的球迷（他们的存在仿佛使球队增加了一名球员） We need the fans to be right behind us as a twelfth man. The 12th Man has been making a difference with the Seattle Seahawks for decades. in a cricket team, an extra player in addition to the eleven members of the team, who plays if one of the team is injured and who has some special duties during the game: （板球运动中的）替补队员，预备队员 He was three times England's twelfth man in Test matches at home and abroad last year. Leeds fans pride themselves in never getting outshouted at Elland Road so they can be our twelfth man. If there is such a thing as a twelfth man in football, Rangers will have 3,000 of them tonight. The selection of England's twelfth man will not have been the first item on the selectors' agenda when they met over the weekend. Even though I was twelfth man, I was so proud of the team; there was no jealousy. I kept scampering on to the pitch with drinks after every Aussie wicket fell, geeing up our bowlers. Spectators & commentators at sports events capacity crowd cheerleader color commentary color commentator commentator fight song gate groundhopper pitch invasion press box railbird secondary ticketing spectate spectator spectator sport supporter tailgate wave You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Cricket Examples of twelfth mantwelfth man Is there any provision in regard to a twelfthman? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then when all else fails, it is too often the case that it is the poor commercial attaché abroad, the proverbial twelfthman, who is blamed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The number 12 is retired in honour of the fans, also known as the twelfthman. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The most common number for this practice is 12, from descriptions of the fans as the twelfthman. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Soccer-inspired nationalism even resulted in tragedy when a man lit himself on fire to become the teams twelfthman. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It was the daring twelfthman who, though escorted unceremoniously off the field and out of the stadium without further ado, gained a nationwide football reputation in a single play. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. With an uncertain monotony that has long since made game forecasters exceedingly skittish, these two win where their twelfth men help most. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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