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单词 low blow
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Definition of low blow in English:

low blow

noun
Boxing
  • 1An unlawful blow that lands below an opponent's waist.

    the referee hadn't seen the low blow and declined to call a timeout
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the twelfth McGuigan, flailing away in apparent desperation, was penalized a point by referee Richard Steele for a low blow.
    • Ottke was left gasping for breath by an accidental low blow in the ninth.
    • Ref Rudy Charles went down and Jarrett hit Rhodes with a low blow and got Charles' belt.
    • In round 8 Yates again interfered in the action when he deducted a point off of Soto-Karas for an inadvertent low blow.
    • Then in the eighth round Ruiz had to wait five minutes to resume after another Johnson low blow.
    • He scored a knockdown and Trinidad got penalized a point for a low blow.
    • At one point Tito threw a low blow which entitled Mayorga to a five minute rest.
    • When you're in the ring you'll hear the roar of the crowd changing depending on the on-screen action; throw an illegal low blow and you'll summon tons of boo's and disgruntled reactions.
    • But each knock-down was ruled out as Moore was adjudged to have caught his opponent with low blows.
    • Again, Garcia was warned by referee Sam Garza for throwing a low blow.
    • I saw him perform that same routine once against a fighter who'd landed probably two dozen low blows in the course of the match.
    • He was deducted two points for low blows.
    • The only blemish to Freitas' night was a point deduction for a low blow in round number ten.
    1. 1.1 A comment or tactic regarded as unfair or unkind.
      his mockery of Elizabeth's work seemed like a low blow
      Example sentencesExamples
      • But having him degrade you in such a way, I think, was a low blow.
      • But it doesn't follow from my post that I am trying to exclude anything and ‘elitist’ is a low blow.
      • Workers have copped the ultimate low blow - being forced to teach their Brazilian successors tricks-of-the-trade during their last weeks at the plant.
      • You know, he delivered some low blows, but they weren't questioning his patriotism.
      • For a moment, he looks almost moved, vulnerable even, so I decide to strike a low blow.
      • We want our teachers valued and respected, we want to support them and encourage them but these low blows that supposedly indicate why teachers should be given a pay rise make that support and respect difficult to maintain.
      • It's a pretty low blow to use it, even in a fight.
      • That's a low blow Trev, the fact that his wife of two months tried the sushi and he didn't.
      • The SNP supporter then struck a low blow, musing that it would cost less to hire him to make films in Scotland than it was costing to build the new parliament.
      • I guess the Republicans are forced to go for the low blow here.
      • Sure it was a low blow, but it was something I didn't actually care about at the moment since it was clear she had no intention of sugarcoating whatever she wanted to say.
      • Arresting a journalist for spying is a pretty low blow, and I expect nothing more than a show trial at best.
      • Officials from both parties say the typical Dayton resident has grown weary of glitzy ad campaigns and superficial low blows.
      • For a group who had built professional pride around their status as safety and security professionals it was the ultimate low blow.
      • That move was described by her colleagues as a low blow.
      • In this age of partisan attacks and free-for-all political smearing, we've seen one low blow follow another after another.
      • This was not the time to fight, not the time to exchange cheap shots and low blows for sure.
      • A fair comparison on records is never a low blow.
      • To terrorize celebrities' parents because they are more vulnerable is a low blow.
      • Of course, being a discerning and witty individual, (otherwise you wouldn't be here) you aren't going to resort to such a low blow.
      • My first choice so sickened me, and it was such a low blow, that I was dissuaded from using it.
      • It was a low blow, and possibly a political misjudgment, but it reflected the determination in government ranks yesterday to fight back and quash a rebellion that could humiliate the prime minister.
      • He then struck a low blow, musing that it would cost less to hire him to make films in Scotland than it was costing to build the new parliament.
      • And it's very hard to see where discussing his misuse of federal education money was somehow a low blow.
      • But having him degrade you in such a way, I think, you know, here again was a low blow.
      • They will say that criticism of his record on security-related issues unfairly impugns his patriotism and is therefore a low blow.
      • But also because it sets up every news outlet for the same low blow.
 
 

Definition of low blow in US English:

low blow

noun
Boxing
  • 1An illegal blow that strikes below an opponent's waist.

    the referee hadn't seen the low blow and declined to call a timeout
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In round 8 Yates again interfered in the action when he deducted a point off of Soto-Karas for an inadvertent low blow.
    • In the twelfth McGuigan, flailing away in apparent desperation, was penalized a point by referee Richard Steele for a low blow.
    • When you're in the ring you'll hear the roar of the crowd changing depending on the on-screen action; throw an illegal low blow and you'll summon tons of boo's and disgruntled reactions.
    • Ottke was left gasping for breath by an accidental low blow in the ninth.
    • I saw him perform that same routine once against a fighter who'd landed probably two dozen low blows in the course of the match.
    • But each knock-down was ruled out as Moore was adjudged to have caught his opponent with low blows.
    • The only blemish to Freitas' night was a point deduction for a low blow in round number ten.
    • He was deducted two points for low blows.
    • At one point Tito threw a low blow which entitled Mayorga to a five minute rest.
    • Ref Rudy Charles went down and Jarrett hit Rhodes with a low blow and got Charles' belt.
    • He scored a knockdown and Trinidad got penalized a point for a low blow.
    • Then in the eighth round Ruiz had to wait five minutes to resume after another Johnson low blow.
    • Again, Garcia was warned by referee Sam Garza for throwing a low blow.
    1. 1.1 An unfair or unsportsmanlike comment.
      his mockery of Elizabeth's work seemed like a low blow
      Example sentencesExamples
      • That move was described by her colleagues as a low blow.
      • And it's very hard to see where discussing his misuse of federal education money was somehow a low blow.
      • I guess the Republicans are forced to go for the low blow here.
      • My first choice so sickened me, and it was such a low blow, that I was dissuaded from using it.
      • He then struck a low blow, musing that it would cost less to hire him to make films in Scotland than it was costing to build the new parliament.
      • But having him degrade you in such a way, I think, was a low blow.
      • For a group who had built professional pride around their status as safety and security professionals it was the ultimate low blow.
      • Arresting a journalist for spying is a pretty low blow, and I expect nothing more than a show trial at best.
      • This was not the time to fight, not the time to exchange cheap shots and low blows for sure.
      • We want our teachers valued and respected, we want to support them and encourage them but these low blows that supposedly indicate why teachers should be given a pay rise make that support and respect difficult to maintain.
      • That's a low blow Trev, the fact that his wife of two months tried the sushi and he didn't.
      • Sure it was a low blow, but it was something I didn't actually care about at the moment since it was clear she had no intention of sugarcoating whatever she wanted to say.
      • In this age of partisan attacks and free-for-all political smearing, we've seen one low blow follow another after another.
      • It's a pretty low blow to use it, even in a fight.
      • It was a low blow, and possibly a political misjudgment, but it reflected the determination in government ranks yesterday to fight back and quash a rebellion that could humiliate the prime minister.
      • To terrorize celebrities' parents because they are more vulnerable is a low blow.
      • But having him degrade you in such a way, I think, you know, here again was a low blow.
      • They will say that criticism of his record on security-related issues unfairly impugns his patriotism and is therefore a low blow.
      • The SNP supporter then struck a low blow, musing that it would cost less to hire him to make films in Scotland than it was costing to build the new parliament.
      • A fair comparison on records is never a low blow.
      • For a moment, he looks almost moved, vulnerable even, so I decide to strike a low blow.
      • But also because it sets up every news outlet for the same low blow.
      • Workers have copped the ultimate low blow - being forced to teach their Brazilian successors tricks-of-the-trade during their last weeks at the plant.
      • Of course, being a discerning and witty individual, (otherwise you wouldn't be here) you aren't going to resort to such a low blow.
      • Officials from both parties say the typical Dayton resident has grown weary of glitzy ad campaigns and superficial low blows.
      • You know, he delivered some low blows, but they weren't questioning his patriotism.
      • But it doesn't follow from my post that I am trying to exclude anything and ‘elitist’ is a low blow.
 
 
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