| 词汇 | curveball |
| 释义 | curveball noun[ C ] (alsocurve ball)uk /ˈkɜːv.bɔːl/ us /ˈkɝːvbɑːl/ in the sport of baseball, a throw in which the ball curves as it moves towards the player with the bat: （棒球运动中投向击球手的）旋球，弧线球 With his curveball, you know it's coming, but you still can't do anything with it. throw a curveballHe was pitching for the Braves, and he threw just about the best curveball I'd ever seen. His dream of playing baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals ended with the realization that he couldn't hit a curve ball. Compare breaking ball Synonym curve (US alsocurve) something such as a question or event that is surprising or unexpected, and therefore difficult to deal with: 突如其来的问题；突发的事情 throw someone a curveballEvery so often life will throw you a curveball.生活常常会冷不丁地给你出个难题。 We all know someone who is dealing with a midlife curveball. The damning report threw the administration a curve ball. Baseball & rounders 1-2-3 inning ahead alley around the hornidiom at bat bomb curve hit the ball out of the parkidiom hitting coach home plate home stand horsehide hot corner sac spitter split-fingered fastball splitter squeeze play starting pitcher swing You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Events and occurrences curveball | Business Englishcurveball noun[ S ] informal(alsocurve ball)uk /ˈkɜːvbɔːl/us something unexpected and difficult to deal with that changes a situation: The financial crisis has been an economic curve ball with global impact. New technologies have thrown a curveball at conventional risk assessment. Examples of curveballcurveball Cerrano comes to the plate in the bottom of the seventh and misses badly on two curveballs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. His 93 pitches were mostly 92-96 mph fastballs, then change-ups, with only three curveballs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He also struck out a major-league high 140 batters on third-strike curveballs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. You won't find any acoustic guitar on this one, but perhaps a few other surprises and curveballs await your curious ears... look for an early summer release. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Most curveballs break away from batters hitting from the same side as the opposing pitcher, making them harder to hit with the barrel (or sweet spot) of the bat. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He throws two different curveballs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He complements these two with a wide repertoire of secondary pitches, including a two-seam fastball (also described as a shuuto), a cutter, two curveballs, a splitter, and an occasional changeup. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Two fastballs inside, two fastballs away, two changeups, one fastball inside, two curveballs, one fastball inside, two sliders. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Molina then called for two curveballs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. I had problems with curveballs, she explained. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Beall is remembered as having one of the greatest curveballs in the history of baseball, though his lack of control prevented him from becoming a great pitcher. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Three curveballs to the middle. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He also possessed an above-average changeup, a decent slider, and mixed in an occasional curveball, though he mainly alternated between his fastball and splitter. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Hernndez has a low 90s fastball, a very good curveball, a changeup, and he can throw a decent slider as well. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Less commonly, he throws a curveball in the low 70s and a cut fastball. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of curveball 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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