spitball的意思

spitball

英式音标['spɪt,bɔl]
美式英标['spɪtbɔːl]

基本解释

n. 纸团；唾沫球（棒球）

vt. 不假思索地发言

vi. 投湿曲线球（棒球）；随便说说

英文词源

spitball (n.): 1846 in the schoolboy sense, "bit of paper chewed and rounded as a missile;" 1904 in the baseball sense, from spit (n.1) + ball (n.1).

实用例句

1. Throwing a spitball is illegal in baseball.: 在棒球(动),在投出的球上弄上口水(:汗水)犯规的.

2. A spitball hit the principal on his nose.: 一个纸团飞过来打在校长的鼻子上.

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