| 单词 | to run interference |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto run interference w. Originally and chiefly U.S. to run interference: (a) American Football to give a teammate room to run by blocking a defender; to move in such a way as to cause interference (interference n. 1c(a)) for the benefit of a teammate; (b) to provide assistance (for a person) by dealing with difficulties, carrying out onerous tasks, etc. ΚΠ 1894 News & Observer (Raleigh, N. Carolina) 2 Dec. [They] ran around and blocked off the forwards on one side of the line, while the rest of the team formed a running interference ahead of the ball.] 1897 Daily Iowa Capital (Des Moines) 23 Oct. 3/1 They lacked teamwork and ran interference very poorly. 1910 Western Intercollegiate Mag. Dec. 28 Every one except the center has been used in carrying the ball or running interference for the backs. 1929 Hayward (Calif.) Rev. 28 June A special radio education commission..will run interference for the new venture. 1972 J. Mosedale Football iii. 39 Nagurski was described as a ‘man who runs his own interference’. 1999 A. Arensberg Incubus i. ii. 22 He volunteered to work at a settlement house in black Harlem, where he ran interference for destitute families with the welfare system. 2008 M. Bowden Best Game Ever vii. 175 Behind them, Webster and Triplett ran interference for Gifford, who saw an opening and cut inside them. < as lemmas |
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