英语词汇“corridor of uncertainty”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

corridor of uncertainty n. Cricket an area just outside the batter's off stump, commonly used as a line of delivery by the bowler with the intention of leaving the batter uncertain whether or not to play a shot; (also in extended use) a situation or course of action which causes hesitation or uncertainty over how to proceed.Use of this phrase is associated particularly with Geoffrey Boycott (b. 1940), English cricketer and cricket commentator.

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1986 Advertiser (Adelaide) 24 Oct. 29/7 I've tried to bowl a full arm-length and to concentrate on putting the ball in that corridor of uncertainty all the time.

1992 Guardian 13 June (Weekend Suppl.) 31/4 Bob Slicer, an old campaigner in the field, reckons to probe a few corridors of uncertainty among the big four [car breakdown services].

1993 Independent (Nexis) 15 June 32 From round the wicket they can fire into what Geoffrey Boycott calls ‘the corridor of uncertainty’ outside the off-stump.

1996 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 17 Dec. a15/5 The Australians are bowling in the corridor of uncertainty to Brian and most of our players.

2007 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 9 Dec. (Featues section) 29 Northerners kiss once, but often find themselves in the ‘corridor of uncertainty’, that moment of hesitation when they weigh up whether to go for a second.

单词	corridor of uncertainty
释义	> as lemmas corridor of uncertainty corridor of uncertainty n. Cricket an area just outside the batter's off stump, commonly used as a line of delivery by the bowler with the intention of leaving the batter uncertain whether or not to play a shot; (also in extended use) a situation or course of action which causes hesitation or uncertainty over how to proceed.Use of this phrase is associated particularly with Geoffrey Boycott (b. 1940), English cricketer and cricket commentator. ΚΠ 1986 Advertiser (Adelaide) 24 Oct. 29/7 I've tried to bowl a full arm-length and to concentrate on putting the ball in that corridor of uncertainty all the time. 1992 Guardian 13 June (Weekend Suppl.) 31/4 Bob Slicer, an old campaigner in the field, reckons to probe a few corridors of uncertainty among the big four [car breakdown services]. 1993 Independent (Nexis) 15 June 32 From round the wicket they can fire into what Geoffrey Boycott calls ‘the corridor of uncertainty’ outside the off-stump. 1996 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 17 Dec. a15/5 The Australians are bowling in the corridor of uncertainty to Brian and most of our players. 2007 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 9 Dec. (Featues section) 29 Northerners kiss once, but often find themselves in the ‘corridor of uncertainty’, that moment of hesitation when they weigh up whether to go for a second. extracted from corridorn. < as lemmas
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