| 单词 | shadowbox |
| 释义 | shadowbox[ shad-oh-boks ] / ˈʃæd oʊˌbɒks / verb (used without object)to make the motions of attack and defense, as in boxing, as a training or conditioning procedure. to evade or avoid direct or decisive action. Origin of shadowboxFirst recorded in 1915–20; shadow + box2 Words nearby shadowboxshading, shadkhan, shadoof, shadow, shadow bands, shadowbox, shadow cabinet, shadow dance, shadowed, shadowgraph, shadow history Definition for shadowbox (2 of 2)shadow box nouna shallow, rectangular frame fronted with a glass panel, used to show and at the same time protect items on display, as paintings, coins, or jewelry. Also called shadow box frame . Origin of shadow boxFirst recorded in 1905–10 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for shadowbox
British Dictionary definitions for shadowboxshadow-box verb (intr)boxing to practise blows and footwork against an imaginary opponent to act or speak unconvincingly, without saying what one means, etche's just shadow-boxing Derived forms of shadow-boxshadow-boxing, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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