| 单词 | bandy |
| 释义 | bandy (once / 3888 pages) 1v 2adj Bandy is a verb that means to toss many ideas around without focusing on just one. If you've ever brainstormed, you know what this is like — you bandy about different ideas until you find one that works. Bandy also means to exchange blows, like in a professional fight. As a skilled heavyweight boxer, you are known to bandy with your opponent for several minutes before you knock him out. Bandy comes from the Middle French word bander which means "to strike back and forth." These days it's also used as a more general term to describe tossing or hitting any ball back and forth. WORD FAMILYbandy: bandied, bandier, bandies, bandiest, bandily, bandying USAGE EXAMPLES“These notions get bandied about for ridiculous reasons,” Weinstein says. Los Angeles Times(Dec 08, 2016) The term “hipster” is bandied about so much in the modern vernacular it, much like the word “literally”, has literally lost all meaning. The Guardian(Nov 22, 2016) Post-truth has become “a mainstay in political commentary,” now bandied about by major publications and a favorite in headlines. Washington Times(Nov 17, 2016) 1 1v discuss lightly We bandied around these difficult questions Syn|Hyper kick around discuss, hash out, talk over speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion 2v toss or strike a ball back and forth Hypo|Hyper shuttlecock send or toss to and fro, like a shuttlecock play participate in games or sport 3v exchange blows 2Hyper contend, fight, struggle be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight adj have legs that curve outward at the knees Syn bandy-legged, bowed, bowleg, bowlegged unfit not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition |
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