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单词 cement mixer
释义

cement mixer

[ si-ment-mik-ser ]
/ sɪˈmɛnt ˌmɪk sər /
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noun

Also called con·crete mix·er [kon-kreet mik-ser] /ˈkɒn krit ˌmɪk sər/ . a machine having a revolving drum, often motor-driven, for mixing cement, sand, gravel, and water to produce concrete.
Baseball Slang. a pitch that is meant to be an unhittable breaking ball but instead becomes hittable as it goes into a side spin that travels into the strike zone: Lyons hit a stand-up double on that cement mixer, and he looked just as surprised as the pitcher when it happened.

Origin of cement mixer

First recorded in 1905–10 for def. 1, and in 2005–10 for def. 2

Words nearby cement mixer

cementicle, cementifying fibroma, cementite, cementitious, cement line, cement mixer, cementoblast, cementoblastoma, cementoclasia, cementoclast, cementocyte
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  • He can leap five feet six, run or hike indefinitely, exhaust a cement-mixer, say "stick" in all tongues and "quit" in none.

    The Hive|Will Levington Comfort
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