| 单词 | quarterback |
| 释义 | quarterback (once / 667 pages) nv In American football, the quarterback is in charge of the team's offense. When football players huddle in a circle to plan their plays, the quarterback usually decides which strategy to use. In many ways, a quarterback is a team's leader, although ultimately the coach is in charge. When an NFL team wins the Super Bowl, the quarterback accepts the winning trophy. As a verb, to quarterback either means, literally, to play the position of quarterback, or to lead a team or project: "The teacher asked me to quarterback the class Halloween party." Quarterback comes from the starting field position, between the center and the halfback. WORD FAMILYquarterback: quarterbacked, quarterbacking, quarterbacks USAGE EXAMPLESThey fought with jabs from a kid quarterback, roundhouses from acrobatic receivers and knockdowns by giant linemen. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) Oakland already was without its quarterback and league MVP candidate, Derek Carr, after he suffered a broken bone in his leg. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) That’s not exactly, “I want to be the quarterback of this team until I retire.” Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) 1n (football) the person who plays quarterback Syn|Hyper field general, signal caller back (football) a person who plays in the backfield 2n (American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team quarterback is the most important position on the team Syn|Hyper field general, signal caller back (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage 3v play the quarterback Hyper play participate in games or sport |
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