Word
Fully loadedcurveballs
曲线球
curveballs is the plural of curveball.
curveball
- 1.
A forespin pitch thrown by rotating the index and middle fingers down and resulting in motion down "curve"
一种前旋投球,通过向下转动食指和中指投出,使球向下弯曲飞行。
一种前旋投球,通过向下转动食指和中指投出,使球向下弯曲飞行。
In use
The pitcher's curveball broke sharply to the left, confusing the batter.
Learning to throw a good curveball requires months of practice.
She threw two curveballs during the game, and both stayed inside the strike zone.
throw sb sth
名词 curveball 用于双宾语结构 throw sb sth，表示给对方一个意外或难题。
The interviewer threw the candidate a curveball.
面试官抛给了候选人一个曲线球。
throw sth at sb
与双宾语结构意思相近，但用介词 at 引出对象；with 可补充说明带来意外的具体事物。
She threw a curveball at me with that question.
她用那个问题朝我扔了一个曲线球。
be thrown sth (by sb/sth)
这是 throw sb sth 的被动式，把承受意外的一方作为主语；by 后接造成意外的原因。
Connections
Collocations
- throw a curveball
- 投曲线球
- The pitcher threw a curveball that dropped sharply.投手投出了一个急剧下坠的曲线球。
- curveball grip
- 曲线球握法
- The coach showed me the correct curveball grip.教练向我展示了正确的曲线球握法。
- hit a curveball
- 击中曲线球
- He struggled to hit curveballs all season.他整个赛季都很难击中曲线球。
- curveball breaks
- 曲线球发生偏转
- His curveball breaks late and sharply.他的曲线球在最后时刻急遽偏转。
- swing at a curveball
- 挥棒打曲线球
- He swung at a curveball and missed.他挥棒打曲线球，没打中。
- curveball pitcher
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 curveball 拆成 curve（弯曲）+ ball（球），想象投手投出的球划出一道弯曲的弧线，就是曲线球。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：棒球比赛解说、体育新闻 curveball 通常指棒球投手投出的曲线球，属于棒球运动的常用名称，多用于比赛解说和体育报道等场景；使用时不带强烈正式或随意色彩，中性自然。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /ɔːl/ 结尾，与 curveball 末尾的 -ball 发音相同（curveball 读作 /ˈkɜːv.bɔːl/）。注意 curveball 开头的 curve 读 /kɜːrv/，因此 curl /kɜːrl/、curve /kɜːrv/ 并不与整个词押韵；bowl /boʊl/ 和 bull /bʊl/ 是形近异音词。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.