| 单词 | to bob and weave |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto bob and weave c. to bob and weave, of a boxer: to move the head and body constantly up and down and from side to side as an evasive tactic. Also to weave and bob figurative, to move erratically or evasively, to move rapidly and unpredictably in one direction after another. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > change of direction of movement > change direction of movement [verb (intransitive)] > move with sudden turn > move with sudden turns redoublec1443 double1594 weave1596 hare1893 jinkle1893 to bob and weave1928 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > box [verb (intransitive)] > actions lunge1809 weave1818 counter1857 lead1895 slip1897 unload1912 smother1916 to bob and weave1928 the world > time > change > changeableness > be changeable [verb (intransitive)] fleetc1374 reel1495 flight1568 brandle1606 flash1608 revarya1618 adjust1898 to bob and weave1975 1928 J. O'Brien Boxing vii. 59 The mighty Sullivan might have ruined Corbett, but he couldn't reach or land on the bobbing, weaving, and left-hooking ‘Gentleman Jim’. 1928 J. O'Brien Boxing vii. 65 Keep weaving and bobbing at a comfortable pace. 1932 E. Eager Fighting for Fun v. 70 Before me a rhythmic tiger, with human face, was weaving and bobbing. 1950 J. Dempsey Championship Fighting xi. 54 ‘Bobbers and weavers’—chaps who come in bobbing low and weaving from side to side. 1951 Sport 30 Mar. 11/3 When the bell went Kelly came bobbing and weaving into the centre of the ring. 1956 Time 12 Mar. 124/3 Bobbing and weaving about the premises are a passel of New York glitterati. There is a highbrow editor of a popular magazine who is keen on starting a new literary journal [etc.]. 1969 T. Williams My Turn at Bat iii. 151 Nobody will be a greater heavyweight than Joe Louis…They said, ‘He couldn't take a punch.’..What they didn't say was that he was moving in all the time, not bobbing and weaving and flashing or running around. 1975 Business Week 4 Aug. 12/3 Production bobs and weaves from week to week. 1979 Washington Post 23 Mar. e8/1 He's gotta bob and weave. He's gotta crowd Holmes, throw punches underneath. 1984 S. Naipaul Beyond Dragon's Mouth x. 215 She bobbed and weaved; she brandished her pale arms; she rotated her hips. 1986 Los Angeles Times 6 Oct. iii. 13/3 Red Sox coaches used fungo bats to aim baseballs at the pitcher, forcing him to bob and weave. < as lemmas |
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