| 单词 | breakback |
| 释义 | > see alsoalso refers to : break-backadj. > as lemmasbreak-back break-back n. the breaking in of a ball from the off side (i.e. with a right-handed bowler).extracted from breakn.1break-back break-back n. a sudden backward movement (see also sense 5, and break-back adj. 2). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > backward movement > [noun] > sudden break-back1920 1920 Blackwood's Mag. Feb. 196/2 This ‘break-back’ of his had certainly been a brilliant achievement. 1960 E. S. Higham & W. J. Higham High Speed Rugby xvii. 239 If the scrum-half tries a blindside run, the flank will follow him round just far enough to make a break-back impossible. break-back break-back n. Tennis the action or an act of breaking an opponent's serve after losing one's own serve earlier in the set. ΚΠ 1955 Irish Times 16 July 3/7 Jackson fought hard to secure the break back after Egan had saved three game points. 1982 Times of India 24 Nov. 13/6 Two trouble-free patches gave him two break-backs and parity, at four-all. 2016 Advocate (Burnie, Tasmania) (Nexis) 22 Jan. 60 There was no break-back as Ferrer held on before serving out a two-sets-to-love lead. < see also as lemmas |
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