curveball
noun[C]
mainlyUSuk/ˈkɜːv.bɔːl/us/ˈkɝːvbɑːl/in thesportofbaseball, athrowin which theballcurvesas itmovestowards theplayerwith thebat
(棒球运动中投向击球手的)旋球,弧线球something such as aquestionoreventthat issurprisingorunexpected, andthereforedifficulttodealwith:
突如其来的问题;突发的事情Every so oftenlifewillthrowyou a curveball.生活常常会冷不丁地给你出个难题。
Baseball & rounders
- at batidiom
- ballgame
- ballplayer
- base hit
- bases
- beat
- chopper
- doctor
- fish
- flare
- foul
- frame
- peg
- shag
- shortstop
- slugger
- sock
- stickball
- strike
- strike out(somewhere)
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