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单词 twelfth man
释义
twelfth man
noun[Cusually singular]
(also12th man)
uk
/ˌtwelfθ ˈmæn/us
/ˌtwelfθ ˈmæn/
pluraltwelfth men
used to refer to thesupportersat agamebetween twoteamsof elevenplayers, when they give such goodsupporttotheirteamthat they have as muchvalueas anextraplayermight have:
We need thefansto berightbehind us as a twelfth man.
The 12th Man has been making adifferencewith the Seattle Seahawks fordecades.
in acricketteam, anextraplayerinadditionto the elevenmembersof theteam, whoplaysif one of theteamisinjuredand who has somespecialdutiesduring thegame:
He was threetimesEngland's twelfth man in Testmatchesathomeandabroadlastyear.
More examples
  • Leedsfanspridethemselves in never getting outshouted at Elland Road so they can beourtwelfth man.
  • If there is such a thing as a twelfth man infootball, Rangers will have 3,000 of themtonight.
  • Theselectionof England's twelfth man will not have been the firstitemon theselectors'agendawhen theymetover theweekend.
  • Even though I was twelfth man, I was soproudof theteam; there was nojealousy. Ikeptscamperingon to thepitchwithdrinksafter everyAussiewicketfell, geeing upourbowlers.
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(Definition oftwelfth manfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
twelfth man
noun[C]
UK(also12th man)
uk
/ˌtwelfθ ˈmæn/us
/ˌtwelfθ ˈmæn/
pluraltwelfth men
in acricketteam, areserve(=extraplayer)
（板球运动中的）替补队员，预备队员
used to refer to thefootballsupportersat agamewhen they are giving goodsupporttotheirteamand have the samevalueas anextraplayer
足球比赛中为球队提供有力支持的球迷（他们的存在仿佛使球队增加了一名球员）

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twelfth man
Is there any provision in regard to atwelfthman?
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Then when all else fails, it is too often the case that it is the poor commercial attaché abroad, the proverbialtwelfthman, who is blamed.
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The number 12 is retired in honour of the fans, also known as thetwelfthman.
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The most common number for this practice is 12, from descriptions of the fans as thetwelfthman.
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Soccer-inspired nationalism even resulted in tragedy when a man lit himself on fire to become the teamstwelfthman.
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It was the daringtwelfthmanwho, though escorted unceremoniously off the field and out of the stadium without further ado, gained a nationwide football reputation in a single play.
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With an uncertain monotony that has long since made game forecasters exceedingly skittish, these two win where their twelfth men help most.
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