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单词 carom
释义
carom
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When something bounces against or ricochets off a surface, that's called a carom. You might enjoy watching the bumps and caroms of the bumper cars at the fair more than actually driving one.
Carom is a verb, too, so you might describe a pinball machine this way: "When you push the buttons, flippers hit the little silver ball, which caroms around the machine, bouncing off the bumpers and kickers." The original meaning of this word is also one that's still in use — it's a game similar to pool or billiards, played on a table with no pockets. It comes from the Spanish word carombola, "the red ball in billiards."
WORD FAMILY
carom: caromed, caroming, caroms
USAGE EXAMPLES
Her rebounding repeatedly converted Connecticut’s misses into rewards for Maryland, while offensive caroms helped extend the Terrapin’s possessions.
New York Times(Dec 29, 2016)
Malloy’s 15th kill caromed into the crowd and set off a roar from nearly all the 8,355 people in attendance.
Seattle Times(Dec 10, 2016)
The ball caromed off Wooten’s shoulder pad and settled into his outstretched arms, stalling Tulsa’s drive that had reached the Navy 26.
Washington Post(Nov 12, 2016)
1n a glancing rebound
Syn|Hyper
ricochet
backlash, rebound, recoil, repercussion
a movement back from an impact
2n a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other
Syn|Hyper
cannon
shot, stroke
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
3v rebound after hitting
The car caromed off several lampposts
Hyper
bounce, bound, rebound, recoil, resile, reverberate, ricochet, spring, take a hop
spring back; spring away from an impact
4v make a carom
Hyper
shoot
throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
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