googly
noun[C]
uk/ˈɡuː.ɡli/us/ˈɡuː.ɡli/a way ofbowling(=throwing)theballincricketso that itspinsin theoppositeway to what thebatsmanislikelytoexpect:
(板球的)变向曲线球,曲球(即先转向一方,继而飞向另一方的球)Robin Smith wasdeceivedby Mushtaq Ahmed's googly.罗宾 · 史密斯被穆希塔克 · 艾哈迈德的变向曲线球骗过了。
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Idiom
bowl (sb) a googly