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单词 shuttlecock
释义 shuttlecock
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: shuttle (I) + cock (bird)
1.
 a. : a feathered object with a rounded base that is volleyed back and forth with rackets in badminton and battledore and shuttlecock — called also bird, shuttle
 b. : battledore and shuttlecock
2. : gadwall

II. transitive verb
: to send or toss to and fro : bandy
 < they just go on shuttlecocking letters — Israel Zangwill >
 < I waver and am lost: shuttlecocked between the opinions of others — Good Housekeeping (London) >
intransitive verb
: to go to and fro
 < was shuttlecocking up and down behind the zinc counter dolloping out cups of coffee — Bruce Marshall >
III. adjective
: bandied here and there or back and forth : variable
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