英语词汇“on the back foot”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. spec. Cricket. The foot closest to the wicket when the batter stands at the crease. Esp. in off (also on) the back foot: with the batter moving backwards before striking the ball; with the foot closest to the wicket bearing most of the weight of the batter's body.

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1869 Kind Words 29 Apr. 134/2 Stand with the toe of the back foot well behind the popping crease.

1895 Riverine Herald (Echuca, Victoria) 30 Oct. A great many batsmen..lift the back foot, and a sharp wicket-keeper takes the bails off like a shot.

1905 G. W. Beldam & C. B. Fry Great Batsmen i. 236 As a rule these strokes, when played..on the on-side, [are played] off the back foot.

1945 Cricketer 16 June 114/2 For forward play, a bold step with the left foot as near as possible to the ball; for back play, a definite step with the back foot.

2000 Times 3 Aug. i. 35/5 Brown had just imperiously struck Smethurst off the back foot to the extra cover boundary.

c. Chiefly British, Australian, and New Zealand. on the back foot: (originally Boxing) in a defensive position or stance; (hence figurative) at a disadvantage; on the defensive. Often in to put (also get, catch, etc.) (a person) on the back foot and variants: to gain an advantage over (a competitor or opponent); to get the better of (a person or group).

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1924 Referee (Sydney) 20 Feb. 10/1 Throwing punch after punch, as if he had any amount of vigor stored up, he had the taller lad on the back foot, using every inch of ring space to get away from the little terrier.

1954 North West Champion (Moree, New S. Wales) 11 Oct. 5 This fellow had the leading player more on the ‘back foot’ in their last meeting than any other time for two years.

1968 G. Slatter Pagan Game 110 The woodwork instructor always referring to academic wallahs as though he were very much on the back foot for being a wood butcher.

1998 P. Grace Baby No-eyes (1999) xxx. 231 If we could get the Council even more on the back foot it would be an advantage.

2016 Daily Rec. (Glasgow) (Nexis) 13 Dec. (Sport section) 52 We were 3-0 down after 10 or 11 minutes. That put us on the back foot to say the least.

单词	on the back foot
释义	> as lemmas off (also on) the back foot b. spec. Cricket. The foot closest to the wicket when the batter stands at the crease. Esp. in off (also on) the back foot: with the batter moving backwards before striking the ball; with the foot closest to the wicket bearing most of the weight of the batter's body. ΚΠ 1869 Kind Words 29 Apr. 134/2 Stand with the toe of the back foot well behind the popping crease. 1895 Riverine Herald (Echuca, Victoria) 30 Oct. A great many batsmen..lift the back foot, and a sharp wicket-keeper takes the bails off like a shot. 1905 G. W. Beldam & C. B. Fry Great Batsmen i. 236 As a rule these strokes, when played..on the on-side, [are played] off the back foot. 1945 Cricketer 16 June 114/2 For forward play, a bold step with the left foot as near as possible to the ball; for back play, a definite step with the back foot. 2000 Times 3 Aug. i. 35/5 Brown had just imperiously struck Smethurst off the back foot to the extra cover boundary. extracted from back footn.adj. on the back foot c. Chiefly British, Australian, and New Zealand. on the back foot: (originally Boxing) in a defensive position or stance; (hence figurative) at a disadvantage; on the defensive. Often in to put (also get, catch, etc.) (a person) on the back foot and variants: to gain an advantage over (a competitor or opponent); to get the better of (a person or group). ΚΠ 1924 Referee (Sydney) 20 Feb. 10/1 Throwing punch after punch, as if he had any amount of vigor stored up, he had the taller lad on the back foot, using every inch of ring space to get away from the little terrier. 1954 North West Champion (Moree, New S. Wales) 11 Oct. 5 This fellow had the leading player more on the ‘back foot’ in their last meeting than any other time for two years. 1968 G. Slatter Pagan Game 110 The woodwork instructor always referring to academic wallahs as though he were very much on the back foot for being a wood butcher. 1998 P. Grace Baby No-eyes (1999) xxx. 231 If we could get the Council even more on the back foot it would be an advantage. 2016 Daily Rec. (Glasgow) (Nexis) 13 Dec. (Sport section) 52 We were 3-0 down after 10 or 11 minutes. That put us on the back foot to say the least. extracted from back footn.adj. < as lemmas
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