Word · Frequency #6608
linebacker
线卫
A defensive player in American football who lines up just behind the linemen.
指美式橄榄球中的防守球员；不是足球里的中后卫。
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The defensive players who are in position behind the defensive linemen and in front of the safeties and cornerbacks and whose principal responsibilities are to tackle runners and to defend against shorter passes.
位于防守锋线之后、安全卫和角卫之前的防守球员,主要负责擒抱跑球者并防守短传。
线卫位置；位于防守锋线之后、安全卫和角卫之前的防守球员,主要负责擒抱跑球者并防守短传。；中后卫球员
In use
The linebacker blitzed through the offensive line and sacked the quarterback.
Our team's best linebacker missed the game due to injury.
The coach asked the linebacker to cover the tight end.
be a/an + [noun]
linebacker 是可数名词，指球员时用不定冠词 a。
He is a linebacker for the Green Bay Packers.
他是绿湾包装工队的线卫。
play + [position]
指担任某个位置时，play 后直接接位置名词，不加冠词。
She played linebacker in college before switching to safety.
她大学时打线卫，后来改打安全卫。
as a/an + [noun]
as a/an 表示“作为……”，常用于说明身份或角色。
Connections
Collocations
- middle linebacker
- 中线卫
- The middle linebacker called out the defense's signals.中线卫喊出防守组的信号。
- outside linebacker
- 外线卫
- He plays outside linebacker for the team.他为球队担任外线卫。
- inside linebacker
- 内线卫
- The inside linebacker slipped through the gap to stop the run.内线卫穿过缝隙截停了跑动进攻。
- linebacker corps
- 线卫群
- The team's linebacker corps is the strongest in the league.这支球队的线卫群是联盟中最强的。
- linebacker position
- 线卫位置
- The athlete was recruited to play the linebacker position.这名运动员被招募去打线卫位置。
Confusing words
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住“线后”：站在进攻线(line)后方(back)的防守队员就是linebacker。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：美式橄榄球比赛解说、体育新闻报道、球队战术讨论 通常用于美式橄榄球相关场景，属于专业术语，比较常见于体育新闻、比赛解说和战术讨论中，日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhymes with 'linebacker' as a whole. 'backer' is a spelling lookalike because it ends in 'backer' but has different stress. 'line' and 'fine' rhyme with each other and match the spelling of the target's first element, but they do not rhyme with the full word. 'back', 'quarterback', and 'cornerback' share the spelling chunk 'back'.
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。
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