Phrase
maiden overs
/ˈmeidn ˈəuvə/
noun
未得分的投球轮
maiden overs is the plural of maiden over.
In cricket, an over in which no runs are scored.
板球术语，指连续投出的六个球中未得分的一轮。
- 1.
An over in which no runs are scored.
没有得分的一个回合
没有得分的一个回合；(板球)未得分的投球
In use
The bowler finally delivered a maiden over, and the crowd cheered.
She has bowled two maiden overs in this match already.
A maiden over can give the fielding team a big psychological boost.
bowl a maiden over
He bowled a maiden over in the first over of the match.
他在比赛的第一轮投球中投出了一轮未得分球。
take a maiden over
The spinner took a maiden over to put pressure on the batsmen.
那名旋转球投手投出了一轮未得分球，给击球手施加了压力。
Common mistakes
He bowled maiden over.He bowled a maiden over.
在板球中，“maiden over”是可数名词短语，当单数不定指时需要冠词“a”。中文学习者常因母语无冠词而遗漏。
He bowled two maiden over.He bowled two maiden overs.
“maiden over”的复数是“maiden overs”。中文学习者可能将其视为不变复合词，忘记给中心词“over”加复数-s。
Connections
Confusing words
- maiden name
- 娘家姓 · 板球术语“maiden over”指未得分的投球，而“maiden name”指女性婚前的姓氏，两者意义和用法完全不同。
- maiden voyage
- 首航 · “maiden over”是板球术语，指投球局中未得分；“maiden voyage”指船只或飞机的首次航行，属于不同领域。
Word family
- maiden overs
- plural
Learner notes
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.