单词 | backhand |
释义 | backhand (once / 5294 pages) 1nvadj 2adj A backhand is when you hit a ball with a racket or paddle with your arm across your body and the back of your hand facing the ball. Some tennis players find it challenging to hit a backhand. You can use the word backhand as a noun or an adjective, to describe a stroke in tennis, squash, or any other sport that involves a racket. When backhand is a verb, it can mean to hit the ball this way, but it more often means to hit or slap someone with the back of your hand. The tennis stroke meaning has been around since the 1650s. WORD FAMILYbackhand: backhanded, backhandedly, backhander, backhanding, backhands+/backhander: backhanders USAGE EXAMPLESWilliams’ backhand especially suffered, though she looked to move around the court freely. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Falling to his knees beyond the goal line, Beagle backhanded the puck to Winnik in front of the net. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) A shot from the slot bounced off Matthews’ body in front of the crease, and when it dropped to his skates, Matthews backhanded it in. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1 1n a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke Syn|Hypo|Hyper backhand shot, backhand stroke two-handed backhand a backhand shot made holding the racquet in both hands return a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player 2v hit a tennis ball backhand Hyper hit cause to move by striking 3adj (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke 2Syn|Ant backhanded forehand, forehanded (of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke adj (of handwriting) having the letters slanting backward Syn left-slanting written set down in writing in any of various ways |
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