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单词 body slam
释义

body slam

noun

variants or less commonly body-slam
plural body slams also body-slams
: a wrestling throw in which the opponent's body is lifted and brought down hard to the mat
Showing immense strength, Halsey threw his 185-pound opponent on his back a couple of times, setting up his submission with a body slam that drew a gasp from the crowd. John Spencer, Mansfield (Ohio) News Journal, 20 Nov. 2012
sometimes used figuratively
Rebuilding is part of the American spirit. We are not a nation of quitters who turn and run after Mother Nature delivers a body slam. editorial, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 11 Sept. 2005… the overall markets, which have taken a full-bore postelection body slam in recent days, starting with the Dow plunging more than 300 points the day following President Barack Obama's victory at the polls. — Patrick May, Contra Costa Times (California), 15 Nov. 2012
body-slam transitive verb
body-slammed; body-slamming; body-slams
… a game that saw linebacker James Harrison body-slam a Browns fan who ran onto the field. Paul Zimmerman, Sports Illustrated, 15 Sept. 2008

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

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