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screwball

英 ['skruːbɔːl] 美 ['skrubɔl]

解释

n. 怪人；略带神经病的人；内曲线球
adj. 精神有点怪的；怪僻的

※ 提供单词"screwball"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

英文词源

screwball (n.): "eccentric person," 1933, U.S. slang, earlier as a type of erratic baseball pitch (1928), from a still earlier name for a type of delivery in cricket (1866), from screw (n.) + ball (n.1). Screwball comedy is attested from 1938, in reference to Carole Lombard.

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例句和用法

1. He is a bluffer , and a screwball, a kind of freak.: 他是个吹牛家,是个怪物, 是个畸形人.

2. I never knew what a screwball be is until I met him.: 直到我见到他,我才知道他是一个多么古怪的人.

3. Should you find such Jack - the - lad design over - the - top , you will be offered screwball design instead.: 一旦你发现这种高层建筑物的设计过度泛滥,那么稀奇古怪的设计随后将会取而代之.