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单词 screwball
释义 screwball
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: screw (I) + ball
1. : a baseball pitch having reverse spin and a break in opposite direction to a curve
2. : one whose ideas, expressions, or actions are considered whimsical, eccentric, dizzily fantastic, or insane
II. adjective
1. : crazily eccentric or nonsensical : zany
 < carry on a screwball campaign in their editorial columns … to undo the work … done by their headlines — Canadian Forum >
 < a fantastic ménage characterized by dabbling in the arts, screwball acquaintances drifting in and out, terrible tantrums, and soul-searching — New York Herald Tribune Book Review >
2. : characterized by eccentric or whimsical responses to speech or action upon a pattern of otherwise normal behavior
 < screwball comedy >
 < screwball heroine >
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