| 单词 | to post up |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto post up 7. Basketball. to post up. extracted from postv.1 a. transitive. To manoeuvre (a defender) into a disadvantageous position in the post in order to create a scoring opportunity. ΚΠ 1977 Nevada State Jrnl. 11 Feb. 15/4 When Longero started shooting so well, we began to post up James and put some pressure on him defensively. 1980 Washington Post 18 Apr. d5/1 He scored all six of his team's points in the extra period, getting two field goals by posting up Dennis Johnson, perhaps the premier defensive guard in the NBA. 1990 Inside Sports Dec. 52/3 Perkins can post up small forwards and grab weak-side rebounds all night. 2004 N.Y. Times (Electronic ed.) 10 Jan. d1 Houston posted up the smaller point guard Damon Stoudamire, drew a double-team and promptly zipped a pass to Kurt Thomas at the top of the key. b. intransitive. To manoeuvre into a position facing away from the basket in the post in order to create a scoring opportunity. Also with on. ΚΠ 1979 Syracuse (N.Y.) Post-Standard 19 Feb. 18/2 Dale Shackleford and Roosevelt Bowie consistently posted-up low at will. 1991 Sports Illustr. 14 Jan. 69/2 He'll also drag smaller, quicker guards down to the box, where he uses his strength and his rump to post up with impunity. 2001 Washington Post 17 Nov. (Home ed.) c1/2 He was in his mid-fifties then—tall, lanky, still able to post up on the young kids... He'd be staring at the same unfinished novel..and he'd get up and ‘go ball’. < as lemmas |
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