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curveball

/ˈkɜːrvbɔːl/ /ˈkɜːrbɔl/

Meanings
noun

曲线球，变化球。

A forespin pitch thrown by rotating the index and middle fingers down and resulting in motion down "curve"

Examples :

"He bit on a curveball in the dirt."
他被一个落地曲线球骗到了。
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Related Words

Illustration curveballs

curveballs noun

/ˈkɜːrvbɔːlz/ /ˈkɜːrvbɑːlz/

曲线球, 变化球

"He bit on a curveball in the dirt."

他挥棒落空，打了个挖地曲线球。

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students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

学生，学员

"He is a student of life."

他是一个在人生中不断学习的人。

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teacher noun

/ˈtiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/

老师，教师

"My daughter's teacher is very kind and helpful. "

我女儿的老师非常友善而且乐于助人。

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resulting verb

/ɹɪˈzʌltɪŋ/

产生，造成。

"The lack of sleep resulted in a poor performance on the math test. "

缺乏睡眠导致了数学考试的糟糕表现。

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rotating verb

/ˈroʊteɪtɪŋ/ /ˈroʊˌteɪtɪŋ/

旋转，转动。

"He rotated in his chair to face me."

他转过椅子，面对着我。

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fingers noun

/ˈfɪŋɡəz/ /ˈfɪŋɡɚz/

手指, 手指头。

"Humans have two hands and ten fingers. Each hand has one thumb and four fingers."

人类有两只手和十根手指头。每只手有一根拇指和四根手指。

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initiated verb

/ɪˈnɪʃieɪtɪd/ /ɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪtɪd/

开始，发起.

"The teacher initiated the lesson by asking a question. "

老师通过提问的方式开始了这节课。

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opponent noun

/ɒpəʊnənt/

对手，敌人.

"During the crackdown, many opponents of the regime were arrested."

在镇压期间，许多反对该政权的对手被逮捕了。

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unexpected adjective

/ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/

出乎意料，始料未及。

"The heavy rain was unexpected; we had planned a picnic in the park. "

这场大雨真是出乎意料，我们本来计划在公园野餐的。

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extension noun

/ɪkˈstɛnʃən/

延伸，扩大，扩展

"The library offered an extension on the due date for the overdue books. "

图书馆允许延期归还那些已经过期的书。

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surprise noun

/səˈpɹaɪz/

意外，惊喜

"It was a surprise to find out I owed twice as much as I thought I did."

没想到我欠的钱竟然比我想象的多两倍，真是个意外。

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expected verb

/ɪksˈpɛktɪd/

预计，期望.

"He never expected to be discovered."

他从没料到自己会被发现。