单词 | own goal |
释义 | own goaln. 1. Sport. A goal scored against the scorer's own team, usually unintentionally. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > characteristics of team ball games > [noun] > scoring goala1640 haila1646 penalty goal1890 own goal1922 tip-in1958 1922 Times 10 Apr. 6/5 Lennon (own goal), Smith, Pagnam 2. 1947 Sunday Pictorial 9 Feb. 15/1 An amazing ‘own goal’ by Wilf Mannion. 1976 Norwich Mercury 10 Dec. 8/6 With no one taking control J. Purling eventually left M. Warman stranded with a back header that lopped just under the crossbar for an own-goal. 1998 Miami Herald (Nexis) 16 Nov. 4 d His team's recent slump was highlighted by an own-goal off his stick against the Hurricanes on Saturday. 2. figurative (originally and chiefly British). An act that unintentionally harms one's own interests. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > effect, result, or consequence > [noun] > undesired or unintended consequence(s) or side-effect repercussion1603 aftermath1671 ill effect1675 mal-effect1686 side effect1814 wrack1844 implication1873 backwash1876 katzenjammer1897 backlash1921 kickback1935 spillover1940 fallout1954 rub-off1962 booby prize1972 own goal1975 1975 Economist (Nexis) 4 Oct. 27 The doyen of the Tribune group..scored an own goal on Wednesday night... His speech at a packed Tribune rally was a gross tactical miscalculation of [etc.]. 1976 Guardian 11 Aug. 10/8 Two youngsters of Provisional IRA blown up by premature explosion of own bomb while crossing peace line..described as own goals by smiling Army press officers. 1989 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 14 Dec. Senator Haines described Mr Downer's plan as an ‘own goal’ which would rebound against the Liberals. 2001 Farmers Guardian 17 Aug. 9/2 For a Government minister..and a key adviser..to state publicly their low estimation of farmers and farming is yet another spectacular own goal. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1922 |
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