| 单词 | central defence |
| 释义 | > as lemmascentral defence 8. In various team sports (esp. Association Football): designating a player who typically plays down the centre of the pitch, as central defender, central midfielder, etc. Also: designating the position of such a player or the corresponding section of a team's formation, as central defence, central midfield, etc. ΚΠ 1894 M. Shearman Athletics & Football (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) (ed. 4) ii. vii. 423 All such temptation has to be shunned, and the ball worked steadily up the field..until it reaches the hands of ‘central forward’, who ought to put it through. 1961 Observer 8 Jan. 16/7 Again the Ipswich central defence collapsed. 1976 Milton Keynes Express 16 July 36/7 Manager Dennis Hillyard is anxious to hear from any experienced players wishing to join the club, particularly a central defender. 2004 Vanity Fair July 148/1 Beckham abandoned his traditional sideline-hugging role for a place in the bruising mêlée of central midfield. 2012 North Shore News (Brit. Columbia) (Nexis) 6 June 37 We don't have a lot of players who usually play central midfield. < as lemmas |
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