单词 | breaking ball |
释义 | > as lemmasbreaking ball breaking ball n. Baseball a pitch thrown in such a way that the ball drops or curves just before reaching the batter. ΚΠ 1907 Sunday Post (Boston) 17 Mar. 16/6 It [sc. the spitball] is nothing more than a quick breaking ball, always low. 1988 R. Angell Season Ticket xiii. 322 Knepper had been throwing him breaking balls all afternoon (he'd nubbed one down the third-base line). 2000 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch (Nexis) 7 Aug. c5 I don't like to hit breaking balls. I like to hit fastballs. < as lemmas |
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