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underarm

英 ['ʌndərɑːm] 美 ['ʌndərɑrm]

解释

adj. 腋下的；低手的
adv. 用低手

※ 提供单词"underarm"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

underarm (adj.): 1816, "underhand" (in reference to a style of throwing), from under + arm (n.1). First attested 1908 in dressmaking sense of "seams on the lower half of the arm-hole;" as a euphemism for armpit, it is attested from 1930s, popularized by advertisers.

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例句和用法

1. Practise throwing a ball underarm.: 练习低手投球。

2. He got a sun - tanned underarm shoved up where the sun never shines!: 他撸起日光曝晒的手臂上太阳永远照不到的地方!

3. To cut or slice ( a ball ) with an underarm stroke, as in tennis.: 削球, 切球在网球中用下旋手法击 ( 球 )

4. But Hendrawan is excellent at playing overhead stokes and underarm strokes.: 叶诚万的头顶击球和臂下击球都是绝好的.

5. Sniffed alone, the underarm odours smelled equally strong to men and women.: 当男女在闻独立腋下气味的时候, 男女的辨别能力旗鼓相当.