| 单词 | world series |
| 释义 | > as lemmasWorld Series World Series n. a series of games contested as a play-off between the champions of the two major North American baseball leagues (cf. series n. 16a); also in extended use.The modern World Series (a proprietary name) has been contested annually since 1903. Earlier references relate to the similar World Championship Series, contested from the mid 1880s. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > [noun] > game > series series1862 World Series1886 1886 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Sentinel 22 Nov. 8/1 Every one of the St. Louis Brown Stocking team, including Kemmler and Nicol, each received $530.50 as his share of the gate money taken in at the world series. 1903 Mansfield (Ohio) News 14 Oct. 7/4 President Pulliam has been in attendance at every game played between Boston and Pittsburg in the world series. 1913 Collier's 4 Oct. 5/1 In this next impending world-series carnival between Giants and Athletics we have had the hunch [etc.]. 1951 Time 12 Mar. 59 For Norwegians..the Holmenkollen is the World Series, and stars such as Hoel and Björnstad are Norway's Di Maggios and Musials. 1973 M. Woodhouse Blue Bone iii. 20 ‘We could have played half the World Series by now.’.. ‘Yes, we take three days to play a game of cricket.’ 2002 New Yorker 25 Nov. 60/2 All week long, I'd been trying to decide which of these two lively clubs deserved to win the World Series, on history and mojo. < as lemmas |
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