| 单词 | backward point |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbackward point 1. In Cricket, directed to the back or rear. (a) of play or a player = back play n. at back- comb. form 2; (b) of a fielder or his or her position: farther from the line of the wicket than is standard practice, as backward point, the position of point when standing a little behind the line of the wicket for certain kinds of bowling. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adjective] > having backward direction backward1552 reflexed1595 reverted1658 refluent1741 retroverse1841 rearward1843 revert1854 retral1885 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > fielding > [adjective] > fielding positions silly1862 deep1867 fine1882 backward point1904 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Backwarde, recuruus..retrorsus. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 97 With backward Bows the Parthians shall be there. View more context for this quotation 1844 Lillywhite's Illustr. Hand-bk. Cricket 18 The length to pitch your ball depends very much upon your pace, as well as the batsman's style of forward, or backward play. 1870 New Sporting Mag. Aug. 112 It was a great treat to see a forward player and a backward player in together. 1882 Proper Pride ii. 145 Many regretful backward glances. 1883 Loomis Treat. Astron. 18 The forward motion of a boat..gives to the banks an appearance of backward motion. 1904 P. F. Warner How we recovered Ashes ix. 189 Rhodes caught him easily at backward point. 1926 Times 19 Aug. 5/2 He had Mr. Ponsford caught at backward point. 1955 Times 9 May 15/1 He would certainly have benefited from a backward short leg. 1959 Daily Mail 20 Feb. 10/4 The ball was turned by Cowdrey sharply to backward square leg. < as lemmas |
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