| 释义 |
strokeless, a. Cricket.|ˈstrəʊkləs|
[f. stroke n.1 + -less.]
Of a batsman: lacking scoring strokes, or unable to play them freely, esp. owing to the style of bowling.
1963Times 30 May 4/7 Devereux, a left-hander of medium pace, rendered the patient Tebay runless and strokeless for lengthy periods by the simple expedient of bowling a shade short of a good length. 1981Guardian Weekly 9 Aug. 24/5 With Border almost strokeless and scoreless but resisting bravely the morning session was uncomfortable for Australia. 1988Cricketer Aug. 24/1 He was accused of dullness, accounted strokeless because his totals were laboriously built. |