| 单词 | leg-spin |
| 释义 | > as lemmasleg-spin leg-spin n. spin that causes the ball to turn from the leg side towards the off side after it has pitched; (later also) bowling, typically wrist-spin, in which the ball is delivered with this spin; frequently attributive; cf. off-spin n. ΘΚΠ 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 1888 A. G. Steel in A. G. Steel & R. H. Lyttelton Cricket (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) iii. 116 The ball, coming from a great distance round the wicket and with a considerable amount of leg spin, would be gradually working away to the batsman's off side. 1924 Manch. Guardian 23 May 4/2 Pitching his leg spin on the middle of the wicket. 1966 B. Close Close on Cricket v. 55 We have a quantity of good finger-spin bowlers but few leg-spin bowlers in first-class cricket. 1987 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 17 Feb. (Sport section) 36 An excellent display of quality leg-spin bowling with subtle variation of line and length. 2015 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 18 Jan. (Sport section) 33 Imran Khan, who was a great believer in leg-spin as an attacking weapon, utilised the talents of Mushtaq Ahmed to help him win the trophy. < as lemmas |
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