| 单词 | off the back foot |
| 释义 | > as lemmasoff (also on) the back foot b. spec. Cricket. The foot closest to the wicket when the batter stands at the crease. Esp. in off (also on) the back foot: with the batter moving backwards before striking the ball; with the foot closest to the wicket bearing most of the weight of the batter's body. ΚΠ 1869 Kind Words 29 Apr. 134/2 Stand with the toe of the back foot well behind the popping crease. 1895 Riverine Herald (Echuca, Victoria) 30 Oct. A great many batsmen..lift the back foot, and a sharp wicket-keeper takes the bails off like a shot. 1905 G. W. Beldam & C. B. Fry Great Batsmen i. 236 As a rule these strokes, when played..on the on-side, [are played] off the back foot. 1945 Cricketer 16 June 114/2 For forward play, a bold step with the left foot as near as possible to the ball; for back play, a definite step with the back foot. 2000 Times 3 Aug. i. 35/5 Brown had just imperiously struck Smethurst off the back foot to the extra cover boundary. < as lemmas |
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