| 单词 | the elbow |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe elbow An attack of nervous stiffening of the playing arm suffered by tennis players, which reduces the effectiveness of their shots. Usually as the elbow. Cf. yips n.Not to be confused with tennis elbow n. at tennis n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > [noun] > disorders of arm tennis elbow1883 tennis arm1887 elbow1964 1964 M. Slapak in Armstrong & Tucker Injury in Sport xiv. 219 Each ‘elbow’ must be treated on its own merits, the problem posed by a Davis Cup player with a mild attack and a club player with the same injury being vastly different. 1977 Tennis World Sept. 17/1 If a player is nervous he ‘muffs’, ‘flubs’ or ‘blows’ his shots, and is said to be suffering from ‘the elbow’ or just ‘elbow’... It refers to a psychosomatic complaint: a miserable tightness in the racket arm at crucial moments which makes a player pull his punches. 1985 Times 26 Feb. 29/1 Tennis players suffer from ‘the elbow’, a nervous stiffening of the playing arm which makes for an instant loss of touch and accuracy. < as lemmas |
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