| 单词 | wrist-play |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswrist-play C3. In Cricket, etc., with the sense ‘effected or directed by means of wrist-work,’ as wrist hit, wrist-play (hence wrist-player, wrist-playing), wrist shot, wrist stroke. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > characteristics of team ball games > [noun] > actions or manoeuvres ball1483 through-pass1673 intercept1821 fielding1823 outfielding1851 wrist stroke1851 goalkeeping1856 shot1868 scrimmage1872 passing1882 save1883 touchback1884 angle shot1885 shooting1885 pass1887 line1891 tackling1893 feeding1897 centre1898 chip shot1899 glovework1906 back-lift1912 push pass1919 aerial1921 screen1921 ball-hawking1925 fast break1929 tackle1930 chip1939 screenshot1940 snapshot1961 hang time1969 one-two1969 blooter1976 passback1976 sidefoot1979 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > batting > [noun] > other batting actions backing-up1816 slip1833 wrist-play1851 leg before1867 follow-through1891 gardening1897 wrist-work1898 whip1903 back-lift1912 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > batting > [adjective] > types of batting cross-batted1577 steady1826 poking1836 free1851 wrist shot1851 fast-footed1853 wristy1867 stonewall1880 forcing1888 poky1888 firm-footed1907 back foot1936 1851 J. Pycroft Cricket Field vii. 141 All that is required is, straight play and a free wrist... Without wrist play there can be no good style of batting. 1862 J. Pycroft Cricket Tutor 19 Throwing back the bat to the bails..necessitates good wrist-play. 1867 J. Lillywhite's Cricketer's Comp. 105 A. G. Lee, capital wrist player. 1888 R. H. Lyttelton in A. G. Steel & R. H. Lyttelton Cricket (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) ii. 42 Players are not equally good both at the forward driving and the wrist-playing games. 1888 R. H. Lyttelton in A. G. Steel & R. H. Lyttelton Cricket (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) ii. 61 The cut..requires a very strong use of the wrist, and, like all wrist strokes, charms the spectator by accomplishing great results at the expense of apparently little effort. 1898 R. Kipling Day's Work 274 Hughes made some sort of quick wrist-stroke [in polo]. 1900 Westm. Gaz. 16 Apr. 2/1 The cut was not a wrist hit, but a vehement exhibition of energy. 1906 Westm. Gaz. 21 Mar. 10/1 A wrist shot that was remarkable. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。