单词 | scoreless |
释义 | scorelessadj. 1. Making no ‘score’ or mark. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > memory > effacement, obliteration > [adjective] > making no mark scoreless1612 printlessa1616 1612 J. Davies Muses Sacrifice f. 124v Thy patient bearing this thy Sourge [sic] (or Crosse) Doth make it scorelesse. 2. In a game: Having no score. Also, of a game, a period of play, etc.: from which no score results; involving no score. to hold (a person or team) scoreless: to prevent (a stronger opponent) from scoring. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [adjective] > types of maiden1598 well-run1601 unequal1654 well contested1722 returned1758 friendly1780 close-run1813 foursome1814 lightweight1823 tight1828 side1829 one-sided1839 scratch1851 international1859 all-comers1860 scrub1867 pointless1876 scoreless1885 replayed1886 peg-down1887 all-star1889 stiff1890 varsity1891 postseason1893 knock-out1896 best-of-(a specified odd number)1897 seeded1901 junior varsity1902 Simon Pure1905 pegged-down1908 JV1923 zero-sum1944 tie-breaking1970 society > leisure > sport > winning, losing, or scoring > [adjective] > losing lost1720 pointless1879 scoreless1885 winless1966 1885 Field 4 Apr. 447/1 When both their hands had been disposed of they were still scoreless. 1890 Times 20 May 11/1 Three Notts batmen had been got out scoreless. 1961 Sun (Baltimore) 18 Mar. 18/4 Hartman..allowed no hits in his scoreless three-inning appearance. 1972 J. Mosedale Football iii. 41 The team that had held them scoreless was weak against counterplays. 1974 Sumter (S. Carolina) Daily Item 23 Apr. CA/1 Bill Paschall..stretched his scoreless string to 23 innings. 1977 Arab Times 13 Dec. 9/1 N.C.C. started the first inning against Foster Wheeler with two runs but then were held scoreless throughout the remainder of the game. 1978 Rugby World Apr. 25/1 France..have never held Wales to a scoreless draw in the championship. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.1612 |
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