| 释义 |
fade-away U.S.
[fade v.1 6.]
1. Baseball. (See quot. 1961.)
1909Amer. Mag. May 31/1 Matty dropped his famous ‘fade away’ over the plate, and Tinker drove a long, high, line fly to left center. 1931D. Runyon Guys & Dolls (1932) x. 224, I..cut loose with the old fadeaway. 1961J. S. Salak Dict. Amer. Sports 150 Fadeaway, a pitched ball that tends to slow up and drop as it reaches the plate.
2. An act of disappearance.
1911H. S. Harrison Queed v. 56 She had only pretended to die in order to make a fade-away with the gate receipts. 1912C. Mathewson Pitching in a Pinch i. 11 Many persons have asked me why I do not use my ‘fade⁓away’ oftener when it is so effective. |