| 单词 | finger spin |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfinger spin finger spin n. (a) Cricket spin imparted to a ball with the fingers when bowling; (also) bowling of this type; frequently contrasted with wrist-spin; (b) (in table tennis) spin imparted to the ball with the fingers when serving.Also attributive, as finger spin bowler, finger spin serve, etc. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > table tennis or ping-pong > [noun] > method of play finger spin1905 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > bowling > [noun] > a ball bowled > motion of ball > specific curl1833 screw1840 devil1845 rise1845 work1846 break1851 spin1851 hang1866 bump1867 fire1888 leg-spin1888 air break1900 turn1900 underspin1901 off-spin1904 finger spin1905 swing1906 back-spin1916 outswing1921 inswing1927 away swing1936 wrist-spin1960 1905 Evening News 24 June 4/5 The hot weather is undoubtedly in his favour, rendering his fingers more flexible, which is most important to a bowler who relies so much on finger spin. 1906 Westm. Gaz. 8 May 2/1 Finger-spin bowlers like Schwarz, Faulkner, and Vogler. 1930 Manch. Guardian 17 Mar. 4/7 Whitfield's finger-spin serve and forehand smash earned him the right to meet S. Proffitt in the semi-final. 1938 Encycl. Brit. Bk. of Year 623/1 It is now no longer legal [in Table Tennis] to use the finger-spin in serving. 1999 Times (Nexis) 7 Sept. Hidden serves, finger spin, speed gluing—the list of subtle trickery, pivotal in the repertoire of almost every top player, is almost endless. 2015 V. Williams Weird Sports & Wacky Games 80 This is achieved through techniques including finger spin, in which the ball rotates on its axis as it moves toward the batter. < as lemmas |
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