单词 | attacking move |
释义 | > as lemmasattacking move General attributive, esp. in sense 3, as attacking move, attacking position, etc.Some examples of attributive use of the noun could be interpreted as an adjective: see etymological note at attacking adj. ΚΠ 1693 E. Littleton Descent upon France Considered 3 This seems clear; that in the Attacquing Design there is Difficulty and Danger, but in Fortifying there is only Labour. 1813 J. H. Sarratt Wks. Damiano, Ruy-Lopez & Salvio 214 All openings in which no pawn is sacrificed for the sake of an attacking position. 1822 W. Lewis tr. P. Carrera Treat. Game of Chess i. vi. 29 The Black..should be careful not to begin with the Q. P. two squares, because it is by no means an attacking move. 1867 Trans. Inst. Naval Architects 8 119 Any such structure, whose backing and skin together were less in thickness than the length of the nose of an attacking shot, [etc.]. 1889 E. Freeborough & C. E. Ranken Chess Openings 14 When you cannot see your way to an attacking move, play a development move. 1930 Mich. Ensian 204 Morrison and Gembis were everything that could be desired in an attacking play. 1961 J. H. Giles Squash Rackets viii. 41 It [sc. the lob shot] can also be used as an attacking shot. 1977 Washington Post (Nexis) 9 Jan. d1 In a game often dulled by intimidating defense and play-safe offense, the attacking capabilities of the raiders and Vikings..hold out the prospect of delicious excitement. 1996 Total Sport July 117/1 Most modern defensive formations require one of the midfielders..to sacrifice his attacking impulses for the defensive security of the team. 2008 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 13 Apr. iii. 7/2 She plays lateral or ala, a position not usually seen in U.S. soccer. It's an attacking position from the rear of the field. < as lemmas |
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