| 释义 |
underhand
I. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adverb
Etymology: under (II) + hand
1.
a. : by secret means : in a clandestine manner : not openly : not fairly
< mean revenge, committed underhand — John Dryden >
b. archaic : quietly, unobtrusively
2. : with the target seen below the bow hand
3. [under (I) + hand] : with an underhand motion
< toss a ball underhand >
II. \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ adjective
1. : aimed so that the target is seen below the bow hand
< underhand shooting at long range >
2. : marked by or treated with secrecy, chicanery, and deception or by hidden craft and deceit : not honest, open, and aboveboard : sly
< a coward with an underhand streak of cruelty — G.J.Becker >
< stooping to underhand methods to gain his end >
3. : done so as to evade notice : marked by quiet unobtrusiveness or subtlety
< from his intellectual superiority he is deemed to exert an underhand influence against the officers — Herman Melville >
4. : performed with the hand kept below the level of the shoulder
< flip an underhand pass in football >
< underhand shot for the basket >
also : using such a manner of throwing
< underhand bowler >
< underhand pitcher >
5. : working from above downward
< underhand surface mining >
Synonyms: see secret
III. noun
Etymology: underhand (II)
: a ball delivered underhand : an underhand delivery
IV. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ transitive verb
Etymology: underhand (I)
: to throw, pass, or pitch (a ball) in an underhand manner |