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单词 fast-medium
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fast-mediumadj.n.

Brit. /ˌfɑːstˈmiːdɪəm/, /ˌfastˈmiːdɪəm/, U.S. /ˌfæstˈmidiəm/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fast adj., medium adj.
Etymology: < fast adj. + medium adj.
Cricket.
A. adj.
Designating bowling of a reasonably fast pace; (also) that bowls or is bowled at such a pace.Precisely what constitutes fast-medium bowling is a matter of debate; it now typically refers to bowling at speeds of 75 to 90 mph, between medium pace and truly fast bowling.
ΚΠ
1873 Bendigo (Victoria) Advertiser 24 Nov. All these bowlers are right round arm, of fast medium pace, well on the wickets.
1881 Sat. Rev. 2 July 14/1 The two..bowlers are fast medium and fast; neither of them was very successful.
1904 P. F. Warner How we recovered Ashes i. 22 With a short run Relf bowls a fast medium ball.
2015 Radio Times 20 June (South/West ed.) 83/3 His belligerent left-hand batting and fizzing fast-medium right-arm bowling are an ideal combination for limited overs.
B. n.
Bowling in which the ball is delivered at a reasonably fast pace.
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1890 Sheffield Daily Tel. 18 Aug. 7/7 He..bowls fast-medium, and an occasional very fast ball..has to be watched for.
1907 Badminton Mag. May 549 Snooke is an all-round man of the useful type, bowling fast medium and batting in aggressive fashion.
2007 Wisden Cricketer July 77/2 Johnston was encouraged by the former Test captain Jack Ryder to switch from spin to fast-medium.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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