throw a screwball
collocation投螺旋球
The pitcher can throw a screwball with ease.
这位投手可以轻松投出螺旋球。
螺旋球
screwballs — plural of screwball
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螺旋球
a baseball pitch thrown with a twisting wrist motion
The pitcher threw a devastating screwball that fooled the batter.
投手投出一个惊人的内曲线球，迷惑了击球手。
右手投手用食指施加压力并扭动手腕投出的球,使球向右移动。
A pitch thrown with added pressure by the index finger and a twisting wrist motion resulting in a motion to the right when thrown by a right-handed pitcher.
滑稽喜剧。
A screwball comedy.
My neighbor is a real screwball; he keeps 20 cats in his apartment.
我的邻居真是个怪人；他在公寓里养了20只猫。
The movie features a screwball who believes he is a superhero.
这部电影讲述了一个相信自己超人的怪人。
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投螺旋球
The pitcher can throw a screwball with ease.
这位投手可以轻松投出螺旋球。
击打螺旋球
He struggled to hit the screwball.
他很难击中螺旋球。
神经喜剧（荒诞喜剧）
Bringing Up Baby is a classic screwball comedy.
《育婴奇谭》是一部经典的神经喜剧。
螺旋球投手
He was a screwball pitcher in the majors.
他曾是大联盟的螺旋球投手。
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记忆联想：screw（拧）＋ball（球）——拧腕投出的怪球；也指“拧巴”古怪的滑稽喜剧。
语域：mixed 常见场景：baseball broadcasting、movie reviews 这个名词有两个专门的领域用法：棒球中指螺旋球，常见于比赛解说和棒球技术讨论；影视中指神经喜剧，多见于影评和电影类型介绍。整体属于特定领域的用词，日常口语很少使用，正式程度随话题而变化。
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