softball
英 ['sɒf(t)bɔːl]
美 ['sɔftbɔl]
英文詞源
- softball (n.)
- baseball of larger than usual size, used in a scaled-down version of the game, 1914, from soft + ball (n.1). The game itself so called from 1916, also known as playground baseball. The word earlier was a term in sugar candy making (1894). Softball question, one that is easy to answer, is attested from 1976.
雙語例句
- 1. The Amateur Softball Association's roster of umpires has declined to 57,000.
- 業餘壘球協會的裁判員名單上的人數已經減少到了57,000名。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. In softball, pitches are tossed underhand.
- 壘球運動中采用低手投球。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The softball is solid.
- 壘球是實心的.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 4. Ballymore rugby union ground has been shortlisted as a possible home for Queensland softball.
- 巴利莫爾橄欖球聯盟球場已經被列為昆士蘭壘球隊的候選主場之一。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Where would militant feminists get ahold of a softball bat?
- 激進的女權主義者怎麽會用球棒 呢 ?
來自電影對白