| 单词 | backstroke |
| 释义 | backstroke (once / 31603 pages) nv When you swim the backstroke, you lie on your back in the water and move your arms up and back over your head while you kick your feet. It's hard to see where you're going when you do the backstroke. If you swim competitively on a swim team, the backstroke is one of the four official strokes for racing. Some swimmers prefer the backstroke because it's easier to breathe than when you swim face-down, though it's harder to tell how close you are to the pool wall. You can also use backstroke as a verb: "I'll just backstroke over to the shallow end and say hi to my friend." WORD FAMILYbackstroke: backstroked, backstroker, backstrokes, backstroking+/backstroker: backstrokers USAGE EXAMPLESSort of like Rizzoli & Isles, except with a whole lot more cursing and backstroking through gallons of foul goop. Salon(Nov 08, 2016) Olympic Trials in June when she finished second in the 100-meter backstroke, edging favorite Missy Franklin to secure a spot on Team USA. Washington Times(Oct 22, 2016) Thomas swam mostly freestyle but occasionally switched to backstroke or breaststroke to loosen up. New York Times(Oct 07, 2016) 1n a swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back Hyper swimming stroke a method of moving the arms and legs to push against the water and propel the swimmer forward 2v swim on one's back Hyper swim travel through water |
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