英语词汇“screwball”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Synonyms

Noun

character
codger
crack
crackbrain
crackpot
crank
eccentric
flake
fruitcake
head case
kook
nut
nutcase
nutter [British slang]
oddball
oddity
original
quiz
weirdo
zany

Adjective

absurd
asinine
balmy
brainless
bubbleheaded
cockeyed
crackpot
crazy
cuckoo
daffy
daft
dippy
dotty
fatuous
featherheaded
fool
foolish
half-baked
half-witted
harebrained
inept
insane
jerky
kooky
kookie
loony
looney
lunatic
lunkheaded
mad
nonsensical
nutty
preposterous
sappy
senseless
silly
simpleminded
stupid
tomfool
unwise
wacky
whacky
weak-minded
witless
zany

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Example Sentences

Noun She really did that? What a screwball. a screwball who liked to save lint and bits of string Adjective she's always off on some screwball plan

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Gable was one of the decade’s biggest stars, and Lombard’s screwball comedy is credited with influencing the likes of Lucille Ball and Carol Burnett.

Lara Gabrielle, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 In this screwball comedy with a pro-union twist, Charles Coburn plays John P. Merrick, a fictional New York City department store owner.

Peter Dreier, The Conversation, 22 Aug. 2022 Seehorn and Odenkirk had great chemistry, less romcom than screwball.

Darren Franich, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2022 Wilder made that formula his own in his great string of black comedies and screwball tragedies.

Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2022 The banter, quips, and quick wits volleying back and forth between the leads in Howard Hawks's 1940 film no doubt set this classic atop the primo fast-talking, screwball comedies akin to the '30s and '40s.

Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 July 2022 As senior Liv Mendonca warmed up 45 minutes before the first pitch of the MIAA Division 1 softball final, Taunton coach Carrie Consalvi asked how her screwball was feeling.

Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2022 By some wacky screwball chance, Bran ends up writing screenplays for short films, and in this way Avalon functions as a Kunstlerroman, meaning a novel not so much about coming of age, but about coming into one’s own as an artist.

Brandon Taylor, The Atlantic, 1 July 2022 Another of his finds, Bobby Castillo, a converted third baseman known as Babo, taught Valenzuela how to throw a screwball.

Richard Sandomir, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2022

Adjective

Little wonder the screwball comedy is practically a lost genre.

Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 21 May 2020 These two also know how to banter like they’ve been thrown into a Golden Age screwball comedy.

Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 17 May 2020 The whole evening was unraveling along with the ballerina’s costume, replaced by a screwball comedy.

Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2020 But for the first time in a while, 60 seemingly screwball words at the bottom of Alabama’s game contracts are more than a formality.

Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al, 6 May 2020 And then there’s his inborn ear for every shade of human babble, here a transcendent four-hander, there a screwball travelogue, everywhere argot and idiolect and argument.

New York Times, 23 Apr. 2020 An anxious, screwball chemistry flickers between the leads; the train backdrop recalls classics like North by Northwest and the original Murder on the Orient Express.

Judy Berman, Time, 8 Apr. 2020 But, when the coronavirus outbreak sent large swaths of the U.S. into self-quarantine last month, Jordan began recording slapdash, screwball videos from a spartan Airbnb in his home town, and noticed his following balloon.

Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2020 The screwball shifts in tone somehow cohere into a biting parable of haves and have-nots.

The Economist, 13 Feb. 2020 See More

单词	screwball
释义	screwball 1 of 2 noun screw·ball ˈskrü-ˌbȯl 1 : a baseball pitch that spins and breaks in the opposite direction to a curve 2 : a whimsical, eccentric, or crazy person : zany screwball 2 of 2 adjective : crazily eccentric or whimsical : zany Synonyms Noun character codger crack crackbrain crackpot crank eccentric flake fruitcake head case kook nut nutcase nutter [British slang] oddball oddity original quiz weirdo zany Adjective absurd asinine balmy brainless bubbleheaded cockeyed crackpot crazy cuckoo daffy daft dippy dotty fatuous featherheaded fool foolish half-baked half-witted harebrained inept insane jerky kooky kookie loony looney lunatic lunkheaded mad nonsensical nutty preposterous sappy senseless silly simpleminded stupid tomfool unwise wacky whacky weak-minded witless zany See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun She really did that? What a screwball. a screwball who liked to save lint and bits of string Adjective she's always off on some screwball plan Recent Examples on the Web Noun Gable was one of the decade’s biggest stars, and Lombard’s screwball comedy is credited with influencing the likes of Lucille Ball and Carol Burnett. Lara Gabrielle, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 In this screwball comedy with a pro-union twist, Charles Coburn plays John P. Merrick, a fictional New York City department store owner. Peter Dreier, The Conversation, 22 Aug. 2022 Seehorn and Odenkirk had great chemistry, less romcom than screwball. Darren Franich, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2022 Wilder made that formula his own in his great string of black comedies and screwball tragedies. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2022 The banter, quips, and quick wits volleying back and forth between the leads in Howard Hawks's 1940 film no doubt set this classic atop the primo fast-talking, screwball comedies akin to the '30s and '40s. Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 July 2022 As senior Liv Mendonca warmed up 45 minutes before the first pitch of the MIAA Division 1 softball final, Taunton coach Carrie Consalvi asked how her screwball was feeling. Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2022 By some wacky screwball chance, Bran ends up writing screenplays for short films, and in this way Avalon functions as a Kunstlerroman, meaning a novel not so much about coming of age, but about coming into one’s own as an artist. Brandon Taylor, The Atlantic, 1 July 2022 Another of his finds, Bobby Castillo, a converted third baseman known as Babo, taught Valenzuela how to throw a screwball. Richard Sandomir, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2022 Adjective Little wonder the screwball comedy is practically a lost genre. Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 21 May 2020 These two also know how to banter like they’ve been thrown into a Golden Age screwball comedy. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 17 May 2020 The whole evening was unraveling along with the ballerina’s costume, replaced by a screwball comedy. Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2020 But for the first time in a while, 60 seemingly screwball words at the bottom of Alabama’s game contracts are more than a formality. Michael Casagrande \| Mcasagrande@al.com, al, 6 May 2020 And then there’s his inborn ear for every shade of human babble, here a transcendent four-hander, there a screwball travelogue, everywhere argot and idiolect and argument. New York Times, 23 Apr. 2020 An anxious, screwball chemistry flickers between the leads; the train backdrop recalls classics like North by Northwest and the original Murder on the Orient Express. Judy Berman, Time, 8 Apr. 2020 But, when the coronavirus outbreak sent large swaths of the U.S. into self-quarantine last month, Jordan began recording slapdash, screwball videos from a spartan Airbnb in his home town, and noticed his following balloon. Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2020 The screwball shifts in tone somehow cohere into a biting parable of haves and have-nots. The Economist, 13 Feb. 2020 See More Word History First Known Use Noun 1908, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Adjective circa 1936, in the meaning defined above screwball 1 of 2 adjective as in silly showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment she's always off on some screwball plan Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance silly absurd stupid foolish crazy mad insane zany lunatic idiotic daffy wacky loony kooky dippy irrational nutty fool ridiculous crackpot harebrained preposterous dumb nonsensical looney daft dotty whacky simple fatuous cockeyed cuckoo asinine witless inept brainless lunkheaded sappy tomfool simpleminded jerky idiotical kookie weak bubbleheaded unreasonable unwise half-baked slow moronic senseless unreasoning dopey balmy half-witted doltish farcical dunderheaded lamebrain illogical obtuse clueless imbecile ludicrous pinheaded airheaded oafish thoughtless weak-minded featherheaded feebleminded out to lunch vacuous softheaded dorky thickheaded unreasoned knuckleheaded mindless dense dull fallacious unintelligent laughable clownish imbecilic invalid birdbrained soft opaque nonrational gormless dim thick buffoonish dim-witted lamebrained chuckleheaded surd unsound dopy empty-headed brain-dead notional slow-witted boobish chowderheaded unconsidered ill-advised Antonyms & Near Antonyms sensible sane sound clever wise prudent intelligent judicious sagacious smart sage logical brainy reasonable bright rational valid sapient well-advised See More screwball 2 of 2 noun as in eccentric a person of odd or whimsical habits a screwball who liked to save lint and bits of string Synonyms & Similar Words eccentric zany character oddball original crackpot weirdo kook crank maverick codger bohemian fruitcake nutcase nut flake oddity nutter odd duck freak crackbrain rarity crack quiz head case quixote nonconformist piece of work geezer coot curio fantast fantastico Antonyms & Near Antonyms sheep conformist follower conformer
随便看	in and out in annoyance in answer in anticipation of in antis in any case in any event in any way, shape, or form in appearance in apple-pie order in appreciation of in arms in arrears in arrears with in ascending order in association with in attack in attendance in authority in back in back of in bad condition in bad etc. condition in bad faith in bad nick

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