| 单词 | shadow-box |
| 释义 | > as lemmasshadow-box shadow-box v. (intransitive and transitive) to box (against) an imaginary opponent, as a form of training; also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > box [verb (intransitive)] > for practice to work out1892 shadow-box1919 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > box [verb (transitive)] > for practice shadow-box1919 1919 S. Lewis Free Air (1924) i. 8 She fought the steering-wheel as though she were shadow-boxing. 1927 Daily Express 20 July 9/7 His trainer..ordered Dempsey not to box, but to use the punch bag and to shadow box. 1932 H. S. Drago Champ i. 15 Andy protested that it wasn't necessary as he shadow-boxed an imaginary opponent. 1951 Scott. Jrnl. Theol. 4 321 Unlike many Fundamentalists he is aware that the battle has passed into new phases and he is not satisfied to shadow box on deserted fields. 1971 Nature 22 Oct. 510/1 These representatives of European governments are still shadow~boxing with each other. 1977 Time 19 Dec. 68/2 It was O.K. to shadowbox at a professional gym. < as lemmas |
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