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单词 Chinaman
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Definition of Chinaman in English:

Chinaman

nounPlural Chinamen ˈtʃʌɪnəmənˈtʃaɪnəmən
  • 1dated, offensive A native of China.

  • 2Cricket
    A ball that spins from off to leg, bowled by a left-handed bowler to a right-handed batsman.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the 1960s Gary Sobers became the greatest of them all, offering quick left arm bowling, medium pace swing, orthodox slow left arm spin and even a Chinaman and its googly to record-breaking batsmanship.
    • Sobers' career as a Chinaman and googly bowler was short.
    • On the other hand, Chinaman, a ball bowled in cricket by a left-handed bowler that spins from off to leg, may have an allusion to deceitfulness or false appearance, same as in Indian summer.
    • Intriguingly his left-arm Chinaman bowling continued to worry the batsmen, and Flintoff's attempt to paste him out of the ground failed for a second time to an outfield catch.
    • This is the left-arm Chinaman bowler's first career 10-wicket haul in any form of the game and comes just over a year since he played his last Test against Australia at Kingsmead.

Rhymes

Chinamen
 
 

Definition of Chinaman in US English:

Chinaman

nounˈCHīnəmənˈtʃaɪnəmən
offensive, dated
  • A native of China.

 
 
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