| 单词 | backstroke event |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbackstroke event c. Swimming. A stroke in which the swimmer lies upon his or her back in the water. Also attributive, and elliptical for backstroke event, backstroke race, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > [noun] > swimming > stroke > specific hand over hand1844 sidestroke1852 breast swimming1861 steamer1861 breaststroke1864 dog paddle1874 backstroke1876 trudgen1893 frog kick1896 overstroke1902 scissors kick1902 crawl1903 scissors1908 freestyle1916 doggy paddle1921 front crawl1924 back-crawl1929 butterfly stroke1934 butterfly1936 butterfly kick1937 1876 W. Wilson Swimming xii. 49 The slightest motion of the legs..will sustain and at the same time propel the body. This is known as the plain back stroke. 1887 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 769/1 Another racing back stroke is performed by lifting hands and arms out of the water at the finish of the pull downward. 1908 Man. Seamanship (H.M.S.O.) I. 319 Then lie on your back, hold him in front of you, and swim with the back stroke, taking care to keep his face above the water. 1908 Man. Seamanship (H.M.S.O.) I. 320 This method will be useful to over-arm swimmers as well as to back-stroke swimmers. 1933 Boys' Mag. 42 83/1 The order in which you learn the strokes should be—crawl, breast-stroke, life-saving back-stroke, side, overarm. 1958 Times 3 Nov. 2/7 Miss C. Hussey..broke the championship record for the 100 yards junior girls' backstroke. < as lemmas |
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